chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish
led early, chased leader, ridden 3f out, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
bumped start, held up in last, headway and hung left over 1f out, switched right but still hanging left inside final furlong, ran on well to lead towards finish
soon led, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, soon led, headed over 1f out, kept on
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Ryan Moore’s presence will ensure interest in Oh This Is Us. But the latter hasn’t raced since October and last won in September when ARCANADA (NAP) ran below par in the same race at Chester. The latter has subsequently bounced back with a victory at Lingfield in December and looks to have every chance of repeating his success in last year’s renewal. Hathal’s recent victory over a longer trip here has worked out well with third-placed Michele Strogoff winning at the track on her latest start and that pair meet again on the same terms while Silver Quartz also finished behind Hathal in Listed company in France last time and has undergone wind surgery since.
Oh This Is Us (IRE) (8-11) 6th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Anda Muchacho (9-2) at San Siro 1m gd in Oct.
Arcanada (IRE) 3-1 (9-8) Made all, shaken up entering final furlong, ran on strongly, unchallenged, won at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol in Dec beating Chevallier (8-12) by 3l, 6 ran.
Hathal (USA) 6-4fav (9-1) Tracked leaders on inside, switched right over 8f out, went 2nd over 3f out, shaken up to lead and edged left over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (2) pol in Jan beating Goring (9-1) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Michele Strogoff 15-8fav (9-0) Made all, went well clear 8f out, ridden inside final 2f, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Jan beating Dragon Mall (9-0) by 2 1/2l, 5 ran.
Silver Quartz (8-12) 5th of 14, 1 3/4l behind Marianafoot (8-13) at Deauville 7f lst stks pol in Dec.
Boynton (USA) 6-1 (9-0) 10th of 12, dist behind North America (9-0) at Meydan 1m 2f Grp 1 stks fst in Mar.