held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, shaken up on wide outside, 2f out, never near leaders
held up in rear off strong pace, smooth headway on bit between horses over 2f out, soon tracking leader, eased way into lead approaching final furlong, soon clear, not extended
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, soon eased when beaten
chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leader, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd approaching final furlong and weakened inside final furlong
led at strong pace, headed approaching final furlong, kept on well but no chance with winner when lost 2nd towards finish
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, ridden on outside 2f out, no impression
towards rear, ridden 4f out, never a factor
chased leaders, driven 2f out, soon weakened
slowly away, held up last, pushed along 4f out, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with unextended winner
Hail The Chief can stamp his class on this field, with His Master's Voice, King Of Argos and Abwaab all expected to run well. Although Hail The Chief has not managed to get his head in front since last April, that was in a decent class 3 contest at Kempton, and since then Richard Hannon's charge has been campaigned at a consistently high level on the all-weather. Well beaten in the Listed Magnolia Stakes at Kempton nine days ago, he will find this a lot easier, and is taken to bounce back. His Master's Voice was beaten in a grade lower affair at Folkestone last time, and has only raced over further than seven furlongs once, but at least lines up in a bit of form, while King Of Argos will be fitter for his recent return from a break at Kempton where he raced wide into the straight, throwing his chance away. Eve Johnson-Houghton has made a terrific start to her training career since taking over from her father, and seems to have the knack of producing them fit and ready, so it would be no surprise if Abwaab gave a bold show. However, there is no substitute for class, and hopefully Hail The Chief will show his today.
Postgraduate (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Behind, ridden over 2f out, beaten when badly hampered inside final furlong and brought down in race won by Paper Talk (9-13) at Newbury 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jul, 13 ran.
King of Argos 4-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, in touch, headway on outside 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Councellor (8-12) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Hail The Chief 50-1 (8-13) Led after 1f, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 10, 14l behind Imperial Star (8-13) at Kempton 1m 2f lst stk (1) pol.
James Caird (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Mid-division, weakened well over 1f out, 10th of 16, 11l behind Esthlos (8-6) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Mar.
Bonnie Prince Blue 11-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden to chase leaders 3f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 6l behind Kingsholm (8-13) at Bath 1m hcap (4) gd in Oct.
Music Note (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Held up, pulled hard, never dangerous, 8th of 10, 7l behind Lopinot (8-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Abwaab 20-1 (8-8) Always behind, 12th of 14, 17l behind Persian Express (7-13) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (3) pol in Sept.
Glenmuir (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Held up, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 17l behind Mezuzah (9-3) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-80 (4) hvy in Oct.
General Knowledge (USA) 14-1 (8-13) Keen, held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, effort on inside over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 8l behind Paktolos (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Silver Blue (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, led over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra, 5th of 8, 6l behind Solo Flight (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Nov.
Glencalvie (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra near finish, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Spring Goddess (8-12) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Street Warrior (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Chased clear winner, ridden over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Symbol Of Peace (9-0) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Pure Imagination (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 16, 8l behind Cleaver (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Nov.
His Master's Voice (IRE) 4-1fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, led inside final furlong, headed, kept on last 50 yards, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Apply Dapply (8-11) at Folkestone 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
