tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out
held up, headway on outer to track leaders 5f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
keen tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, unable to quicken when short of room inside final furlong
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up, headway over 1f out, edged right and led inside final furlong, ridden out
led, ridden over 2f out, hung right inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on
Broxbourne's winning streak includes a couple of victories at this track including a four length defeat of TINGO IN THE TALE over track and trip. The latter can re-oppose on much better terms today and David Arbuthnot's charge gets the nod to come out best on this occasion. Admirable Duque has won off much higher marks on the all-weather and makes a quick reappearance after a third at Lingfield on Wednesday while Porgy and Natural High have both won over hurdles since last seen on the Flat. Grandiloquent won twice for Sir Michael Stoute last year but showed nothing in two starts for Donald McCain and James Given now gets a chance to revive the four-year-old's fortunes.
Porgy 3-1 (9-13) Dwelt in touch in rear, good headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 5, nk behind Venegazzu (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.
Natural High (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Close up, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, well behind Countrywide Flame (9-9) at Chester 2m hcap (3) gs in Sep.
Grandiloquent 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 9, 14l behind Harry Buckle (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Broxbourne (IRE) 4-5fav (9-6) Tracked clear pair, close up over 4f out, led over 3f out, ridden when hard pressed inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish, won at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb beating Beat Route (9-10) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Tingo In The Tale (IRE) 5-2 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, one pace, 2nd of 5, 4l behind Broxbourne (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Admirable Duque (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden, ran on to 3rd inside final furlong, not trouble leading pair, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Linkable (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 5f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Bathwick Street 8-1 (8-4) Raced wide close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 18l behind Ex Oriente (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.