close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken near finish
slowly away towards rear, never on terms
soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
raced green tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
close up, headway and switched right entering final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong
dwelt in rear, never nearer
Frenchman made a decent start at Kempton in October. He'll have learned plenty that day and the new partnership of Charlie Hills and Darryll Holland should get plenty of winners this year. New Agenda showed promise in Ireland last year but was an expensive flop at Galway last July and hasn't been seen since. RONNIE BAIRD has already had half-a-dozen starts but ran well in most of them, including at Kempton in October when making his all-weather debut. Stepping up in trip shouldn't be a problem so he gets the vote. Dor's Law has shown some ability while a market move for newcomer Knights Table would be significant as he's a half-brother to two winners including the useful Louis The Pious.
New Agenda 4-7fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, soon 3rd, 2nd over 3f out, soon pushed along, no impression 1f out in 3rd, one pace, 4th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Boherbuoy (9-5) at Galway 1m mdn Yielding in Jul.
Time To Tango (IRE) 7-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, driven when short of room over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 11 1/4l behind War On The Rocks (11-4) at Stratford 2m mdn (5) gs in Mar.
Frenchman (FR) 16-1 (9-5) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened towards finish, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Chester Street (9-5) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Knights Table Sir Percy colt out of Whole Grain.
Ronnie Baird 11-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway under pressure 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Replenish (9-2) at Kempton 7f (4) pol in Oct.
Tred Softly (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Held up, headway over 1f out, kept on, never dangerous, 4th of 11, 8l behind Pivotal Flame (8-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Vivre Pour Vivre (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, weakened ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 17, 8 3/4l behind Midterm (9-5) at Newbury 1m mdn stks (4) gs in Oct.
Dor's Law 20-1 (8-4) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Papou Tony (8-9) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Dwynant Multiplex filly out of Nant Y Mynydd.
Ksenia (IRE) 33-1 (8-6) Held up behind, headway over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 8, 12 1/4l behind Bint Arcano (8-6) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.