led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
outpaced, pushed along halfway, no chance after
slowly into stride, soon recovered to chase leaders, ridden and edged left from 2f out, one pace final furlong
tracked leader, challenged and edged left from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace and no impression final furlong
slowly away, ran green and always behind
Having placed Tous les Deux, Kings Cavalier, Hot, Bathwick Prince and Scooby Dude on the shortlist, the vote went to Tous les Deux. Tous les Deux was beaten a short head at Chepstow on her debut by Oceans Pride, who had earlier shown good promise at Newbury. The form of her defeat looks more than good enough to play a major part in this race and, as such, she gets the vote. The Richard Hannon-trained Kings Cavalier, who cost 75,000 guineas, rates an obvious alternative, and the betting market should be watched with interest, while Hannon's other runner, Hot, has not been beaten far in two fair soft-ground events thus far and this faster going could bring about further improvement. Bathwick Prince showed improvement to finish behind a Hannon runner at Lingfield last time, so once again the betting should prove informative, while Scooby Dude has done little wrong in two starts so far, winning the most recent of them and, with his likeable racing attitude, he is a danger to all. The others would be hard to fancy at this stage, which returns us to the selection, which is Tous les Deux.
Scooby Dude (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Made all, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, won at Leicester 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf beating Mr Sandicliffe (9-0) by a nk, 11 ran.
Bathwick Prince 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd entering final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Green Park (9-0) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd.
Kings Cavalier (USA) Stormin Fever colt, half-brother to 2 winning milers.
Tous Les Deux 9-4 (9-0) Led, pushed out inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 8, shd behind Ocean Pride (9-0) at Chepstow 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) gs.
Lucky April 14-1 (8-2) Raced stands' side to halfway, slowly away and always behind, 12th of 15, 16l behind Gamble In Gold (8-6) at Windsor 5f mdn aut stk (5) gs in Apr.
Tombalina Tomba filly, half-sister to winning sprinter Borzoi Maestro.
Woodlands Flower Mujahid filly out of an unraced mare.
Mr Rigsby Forzando gelding out of winning sprinter Rain Splash.
Hot (IRE) 13-8fav (9-0) Prominent, chased leader over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 4l behind Scarlet Knight (9-0) at Bath 5f 2yo mdn (5) hvy.
