dwelt, held up, headway over 7f out, ridden 4f out, weakened well over 2f out
mid-division, headway 8f out, ridden over 3f out, one pace final 3f
always towards rear
held up in touch, ridden and lost place 4f out, no impression after
always prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon no chance with winner, weakened final furlong
held up and behind, not clear run briefly 3f out, shaken up and headway over 1f out, never near to challenge
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 5f out
led, headed 8f out, weakened over 4f out
always prominent, led 8f out, shaken up to draw clear from 2f out, eased final furlong
held up towards rear, headway 6f out, outpaced 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
pulled hard early, always in rear
Nonrunner
Soldiers Quest gets the confident vote in the opener with Sowdrey and Master'n Commander rating the main dangers. The selection was a good second on his debut behind Challis and with nominal improvement likely from a good draw he is hard to oppose. The fact that his yard continue in good form is another big plus. Sowdrey rates the main danger on his debut fifth behind Aqmmar but that was 224 days ago and the suspicion is he may just need the run. Master'n Commander is another that could go well on his best form but he has had plenty of chances and looks vulnerable to a less exposed type. Of the remainder, Beau Torero will be handicapped after this run and that is where his future may lie and with this in mind for the winner we return to Soldiers Quest
Beau Torero (FR) 16-1 (9-1) Dwelt, held up, headway over 5f out, ridden 4f out, soon one pace, 3rd of 9, 8l behind Theatre Groom (9-6) at W'hampton 1m 4f mdn stk (5) pol in Feb.
Master'n Commander 9-1 (9-7) Close up, chased leader over 2f out, ridden and soon led, headed 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Caucasienne (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 5f mdn stk (5) pol in Feb.
Velvet Valley (USA) 11-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 6th of 12, 6l behind Samarinda (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Dec.
Broughtons Revival 25-1 (9-9) Steadied start, settled in rear, kept on final 2f, never nearer, 9th of 14, 11l behind Millistar (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2f mdn fll (5) pol in Jul.
Mountain Fairy (9-2) Tracked leader, effort 2f out, kept on, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Jeritza (9-5) at Nantes 1m 4f hcp in Nov.
Haoin An Bothar (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Soon with leader, led over 6f out to over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 6l behind Pret A Porter (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo clm (5) pol in Dec.
Soldiers Quest 2-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, chased leader over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, rallied, 2nd of 13, shd behind Challis (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stk (5) pol in Feb.
Sowdrey 33-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on, 5th of 17, 4l behind Aqmaar (9-3) at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.