slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, almost snatched 2nd
led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
took keen hold early, held up in 5th, headway and switched left over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed well inside final furlong
pressed leader and clear of rest, upsides and every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked clear leading pair, pushed along 3f out, closed over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
took keen hold, tracked leaders in 4th, weakened inside final 3f
held up in last pair, headway on wide outside 2f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong
It was soft ground at Epsom when Barwick ended a long losing run and he’s upped 5lb for that success. Victoria Pollard remains unexposed but never threatened the winner when runner-up at Brighton last time and Green Light is hard to to predict as he makes his seasonal reappearance. CAPE DISCOVERY (NAP) ended last year with victory at Dundalk and made a winning start for Richard Hughes’ yard when scoring over 1m2f here a fortnight ago. There should be more to come from him over this longer trip and he can shrug off a 3lb rise.
Barwick 16-1 (8-13) Towards rear, headway from over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (3) sft in Apr beating Whinging Willie (8-8) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Nabhan 25-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, weakened after 3 out, 7th of 11, 20 1/4l behind Wolf Of Windlesham (11-5) at Sandown 2m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Green Light 9-1 (8-5) Prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 17th of 22, 35 3/4l behind Litigant (9-10) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) hvy in Nov.
Victoria Pollard 9-2 (9-6) Led 1f, tracked leader, led again over 2f out until inside final 2f, chased winner and hung left after, one pace and no impression final furlong, held on for 2nd, 2nd of 4, 3l behind Tears of The Sun (9-12) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp fll (3) gf in Apr.
Cape Discovery 20-1 (9-3) Soon held up in touch, headway 3f out, edging left over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead inside final furlong, always holding on, won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in May beating Elysian Prince (8-12) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
St Patrick's Day (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Behind, struggling before halfway, never a threat, 14th of 17, 29 1/2l behind Balmoral Castle (9-7) at Ascot 1m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Safira Menina 16-1 (9-0) In touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 17, 24 1/2l behind Always Resolute (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.