in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong
keen led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on, not reach winner
dwelt, held up in rear, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, not reach leaders
raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader over 5f out, pushed along 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out
towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never near leaders
towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt raced wide, held up, ridden 2f out, soon hung right to stand side, never a factor
Misty Grey found La Tihaty, due to run in the previous race, too good last time but had beaten Ayr Harbour and subsequent winner Volatile Analyst here earlier. A Listed winner, Highfield Princess is closely matched with Happy Power on running over 6f last year and both have recent runs under their belts while River Nymph, last season’s Victoria Cup winner at Ascot, returns to action. Internationalangel is unbeaten in five starts for Jane Chapple-Hyam and is upped in class but French raider Amilcar has won a Listed contest on the all-weather at Deauville. TINKER TOY was narrowly beaten on his reappearance and has a tough task on paper but the Lincoln entry remains unexposed and it’s unlikely we’ve seen the best of Roger Varian’s charge yet.
Amilcar (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Settled in midfield, joined leaders 2f out, stayed on strongly, won at Deauville 7f lst stks pol in Dec beating Midlife Crisis (8-12) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Ayr Harbour 12-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and joined inside final furlong, headed towards finish, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind My Oberon (9-7) at Southwell 1m stks (2) pol in Feb.
Happy Power (IRE) 18-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, not quicken when ridden, 6th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Songline (8-9) at Riyadh 7f Grp 3 gd in Feb.
Misty Grey (IRE) 7-1 (9-8) Tracked leader, pushed along and led over 1f out, soon pressed, ridden and headed inside last, ran on but no match for winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind La Tihaty (8-11) at Kempton 1m hcp (2) pol in Feb.
River Nymph 6-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride and pushed along, raced centre in mid-division and keen, hung right and weakened 2f out, 13th of 16, 20 1/2l behind Aldaary (9-4) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) hvy in Oct.
Tinker Toy 6-4fav (9-7) Dropped in at start held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, headway entering final furlong, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Tadreeb (8-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Volatile Analyst (USA) 3-1jfav (9-7) Tracked leader, pushed along to lead over 1f out, readily, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (2) pol in Jan beating Revolutionise (8-13) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Fauvette (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Keen tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 7f fll stks (2) pol in Feb beating Arousing (9-0) by nk, 6 ran.
Highfield Princess (FR) 8-13fav (9-3) Keen led, shaken up over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Fauvette (9-0) at Chelmsford City 7f fll stks (2) pol in Feb.
Internationalangel (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Awkwardly away tracked leaders, headway on inner to lead approaching final furlong, pushed clear, comfortable, won at Newcastle 7f hcp (3) pol in Feb beating Whittle Le Woods (8-11) by 2 3/4l, 5 ran.
