held up towards rear, not clear run just over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up, headway on outside 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
fly jumped leaving stalls, in rear, ridden 5f out, behind when hampered on inside over 3f out
ridden 5f out, always behind
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and close up over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
chased clear leaders, ridden over 3f out, hung left well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up and behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged left entering final furlong, soon weakened
led early, chased clear leaders, led again going well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, faded
held up mid-division, headway on outside 2f out, weakened and hung left over 1f out
held up mid-division, headway 3f out, squeezed through well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven clear
with leader, led over 5f out, headed over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
soon led and set fast pace, headed over 5f out, ridden to lead again over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
held up and behind, headway on inside when not clear run and lost place 2f out, soon switched right, hung left and headway approaching final furlong, ran on
Ellesappelle gets the vote in this desperate seller with Kingsmaite and Following Flow rating the main dangers. The selection won well last time out when beating Mine The Balance in similar grade and with the fitting of first-time cheekpieces likely to bring more improvement he will be hard to beat. Kingsmaite rates the main danger on his latest third behind Dudley Docker but he has yet to win over this distance and is taken on with this in mind. Following Flow was a fair fifth behind Louisiade last time out and is another with place claims but his style of running suggests he will be seen to better effect over a longer trip. Of the remainder, Kova Hall has the highest ratings of these but has shown little of late so can not be put forward with any confidence and with this in mind for the winner we return to Ellesappelle who can land the prize.
Keon (IRE) 11-2 (8-9) Took keen hold, soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, edged right and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind Cankara (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Feb.
Kingsmaite 15-2 (8-11) Mid-division, headway 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Dudley Docker (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (6) pol in Feb.
Ellesappelle 7-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, led well inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Lingfield 1m sll (6) pol in Feb beating Mine The Balance (9-11) by a shd, 11 ran.
Following Flow (USA) 7-1 (9-10) Towards rear, no run from over 2f out, ran on when clear, nearest finish, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Louisiade (9-10) at W'hampton 7f sll (6) pol in Feb.
Holiday Cocktail 9-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression, 9th of 12, 5l behind Red Birr (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.
Kova Hall (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakening when edged left and slightly hampered well over 1f out, 8th of 10, 16l behind Daring Affair (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Marmooq 8-1 (9-1) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 5l behind Zarabad (9-1) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Sawwaah (IRE) 9-1 (9-10) Held up, ridden well over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 15, 4l behind Aqua (8-8) at Musselburgh 1m 1f sll (5) sft in Sept.
