towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hard ridden to lead final furlong
mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
soon led, ridden over 2f out, soon headed and weakened
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace
mid-division, headway 2f out, weakened over 1f out, edged left
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
held up, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
ADMIRAL SANDHOE is worth a punt in a tricky finale where Forte Dei Marmi, Best In Class and Barbarian are shortlisted as the best of the rest. Barbarian did very little wrong in his last two starts and has created the impression that a modest handicap is within his capabilities. A mile suits him ideally and Barry Hills' charge is one to keep tabs on from here. Best In Class improved to win an all-weather maiden in February and is another that appeals as being capable of attaining further success. The son of Best Of The Bests should cope with the switch to turf and is likely to be a big threat to the selection. The handicapper has taken no chances with Forte Die Marmi, who starts the next phase of his career on a mark of 74 tonight. Luca Cumani is a past master at placing horse of this type to good effect, so strong market support would be very dangerous to ignore. However, that scenario would help bolster the odds available about Admiral Sandhoe, who comes here with a similar profile to Cumani's horse but has a touch more experience. Having got to know Admiral Sandhoe with a string of near misses last season, Jim Crowley is likely to get a good tune out of the Diesis colt and his mount gets the nod as the main hope in a tough one to call.
Advisor (FR) 5-1 (8-12) Steadied in mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 10, 7l behind Thousand Miles (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m mdn stks (5) gd.
Admiral Sandhoe (USA) 6-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway, ridden and effort over 1f out, no extra entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 5th of 12, 3l behind Calaloo (9-3) at Bath 1m 2yo mdn (5) gs in Oct.
Duar Mapel (USA) 11-2 (8-5) Tracked leader, pressed leader over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Hatta Diamond (8-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Best In Class 6-4 (8-8) Led, ridden and headed narrowly over 2f out, soon led again, stayed on gamely under pressure when pressed inside final furlong, driven out (hand timed), won at Kempton 1m mdn auc stks (6) pol in Feb beating Esteem Lord (8-8) by nk, 5 ran.
Mitra Jaan (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 7l behind Call It On (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2yo mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Barbarian 10-3 (8-12) Close up to 5th, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, not troubled winner, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Bickersten (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Louidor 12-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden and hung left over 1f out, weakened after, 7th of 10, 8l behind Fleeting Star (8-12) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Aug.
Zepnove (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) 10th of 14, 13l behind Grand Admiral (9-2) at Dundalk 1m 2yo hcp pol in Oct.
Baby Josr 9-1 (8-13) Behind, effort over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Just Timmy Marcus (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Everaard (USA) 4-1 (9-3) Led narrowly, pressed approaching final furlong, no extra when headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd final 50 yards, 3rd of 13, 1l behind Solis (9-1) at Warwick 7f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Forte Dei Marmi 12-1 (9-3) Keen, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, no extra towards finish, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Marching Time (9-3) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sep.
Saturn Way (GR) 16-1 (9-3) Raced stand side, chased leaders, challenged over 1f out, driven and stayed on to lead overall well inside final furlong, won at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Oct beating Champion Girl (8-12) by nk, 13 ran.
Getcarter 5-2fav (9-3) Raced keenly tracking leaders, effort over 2f out, not run on, 5th of 15, 2l behind Dynamo Dane (9-3) at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Nov.
Charlie Smirke (USA) 20-1 (9-3) Tracked leading pair, ridden 3f out, outpaced by leading pair final 2f, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 11l behind Big Bound (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
