held up in mid-division, headway between horses into 2nd inside final 3f, shaken up over 1f out, led final 150 yards, stayed on well
held up towards rear, plugged on late, never a threat
tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, lost 2nd inside final 3f, soon hung left and weakened quickly
held up in last trio, plugged on late, never a threat
led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra final 150 yards, lost 2nd final strides
steadied start, pulled hard early in last trio, no headway when slightly hampered over 2f out
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, headway on outside into 3rd over 2f out, went 2nd final strides
unseated rider behind stalls, towards rear, slightly hampered over 2f out, no headway
dwelt, soon chasing leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
A very interesting novice stakes as several of these are likely to prove useful over middle-distances this year. John Gosden won it last year and it’s reasonable to expect big improvement from WILL OF IRON, who missed the break and then ran green when making his racecourse debut over a mile at Newcastle in January. He’s out of a Galileo mare and a half-brother to the stable’s Astronomy’s Choice, who stayed 1m4f. Days Of Glory finished second at Chelmsford in November and still has scope with unraced stable companion Lexington Warlord also worth a market check. The filly All Right is another nicely-bred newcomer and Teodora De Vega has shown some ability but Global Falcon and London Eye probably need more.
Days Of Glory (CAN) 5-1 (9-2) Pressed leader, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, kept on same pace, no chance with easy winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Dubai Warrior (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (5) pol in Nov.
Global Falcon 20-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 5l behind Ebury (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Lexington Warlord War Command gelding out of Archina.
London Eye (USA) 6-1 (9-2) Prominent early, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 7 1/2l behind Bayroot (9-2) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Lumination 16-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 5th of 10, 7 3/4l behind I'm Available (8-11) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Mystical Jadeite 100-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, lost place 3f out, soon ridden, behind final 2f, tailed off, last of 14, dist behind Stormwave (9-2) at Salisbury 1m stks (4) gd in Oct.
Onedownunder Aussie Rules gelding out of Saffron Fox.
Smith (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Stumbled start, always towards rear, 8th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Mutawaffer (9-2) at Goodwood 6f stks (4) gf in May.
Will of Iron 3-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, in rear, closed over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 10 3/4l behind Set Piece (9-9) at Newcastle 1m stks (4) pol in Jan.
Yellow Label (USA) 8-1 (9-2) Dwelt, rear of mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, no impression, last of 8, 8 1/4l behind Dark Miracle (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Mar.
All Right Intello filly out of Alice Alleyne.
Teodora De Vega (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Prominent, lost place over 2f out, 6th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Ragnar (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Mar.
