soon led, headed over 1f out, faded
went right start, held up, headway last bend, quickened to lead over 1f out, soon clear, easily
prominent 1f, chased leaders, shaken up and not much room briefly 2f out, edged left entering final furlong, went 3rd, no impression
led early, tracked leader, led again over 1f out, soon headed and not pace of winner
Pivoine was sent on his travels after winning a valuable handicap at York last July. He ran in the Arlington Million and the Canadian International and won twice on Polytrack so should handle this surface but could be worth taking on with GLOBAL GIANT, having a first run for John Gosden. The latter won a Listed contest at Dundalk in 2018 and is unlikely to fail through lack of fitness. Dolphin Vista is a former Cambridgeshire winner and has won twice at Listed level on Turf and Arctic Sound was a Group 3 winner as a juvenile so adds to the interest.
Dolphin Vista (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Raced wide led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Feliciana De Vega (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 1f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Oct.
Global Giant 9-1 (9-9) Soon tracked leaders, 6th 3f out, pushed along and headway straight, kept on without matching principals inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Buckhurst (8-12) at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Jun.
Pivoine (IRE) (9-2) 6th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Royal Julius (9-2) at Sakhir 1m 2f gd in Nov.
Arctic Sound 14-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Above The Rest (9-3) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
