always in rear, behind final 4f
keen held up, headway on outer 3f out, ridden to challenge leader over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, driven edged right and weakened near finish
tracked leaders, ridden 5f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, hampered and lost place over 6f out, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong
soon in rear, ridden 5f out, never a factor
led, ridden over 1f out, headed final strides
dwelt, headway on outer to track leaders 7f out, chased leader 4f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, outpaced over 3f out, headway approaching final furlong, ridden and stayed on to lead final strides
tracked leader until 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
The market should be watched closely with reference to Mark Johnston's newcomer Harry Lime, who is a half-brother to the smart Crowded House and cost 115,000 guineas as a yearling. But we are going to give another chance to MAHER, who kept decent company as a two-year-old and may well have beaten Art History on his reappearance over C&D last month had he not been hampered on the home turn. Brandy Alexander will probably do better in handicaps but there should be more to come from Loyal N Trusted, who wasn't disgraced in a hot maiden at Lingfield last time. The four-year-old Strophic also has a bit of scope and connections can be trusted to place him to good effect this year.
Stardust Dancer 40-1 (9-13) Started slowly, outpaced, some late headway but never on terms, 7th of 11, 15l behind Fettuccine (8-4) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Strophic 20-1 (9-3) Dwelt in rear, ridden and headway on outer over 1f out, soon went 3rd, nearest finish, 3rd of 11, 6l behind Albertus Pictor (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Brandy Alexander 10-1 (9-3) Dwelt, raced wide in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on, never near leader, 6th of 12, 5l behind Obsession (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Cadgers Brig 14-1 (9-3) Led 1f, tracked winner until over 4f out, ridden and outpaced from 3f out, last of 4, 16l behind New Latin (9-3) at Southwell 1m 3yo mdn stks (5) fbs.
Harry Lime Cape Cross colt out of Wiener Wald.
Loyal N Trusted 9-1 (9-3) Led early, tracked winner, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 6l behind Songjiang (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Maher (USA) 11-10fav (9-3) Soon tracked leader, pushed right over 4f out, dropped to 3rd inside final 3f, hard ridden to challenge and hung left over 1f out, went 2nd final 100 yards, no impression, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Art History (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Crystal Sky (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on, one pace, 5th of 12, 4l behind Obsession (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Khaki (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 7th of 11, 7l behind Energizing (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Unex Goya (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 8l behind Baharat (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.