made all, pushed clear over 1f out, ran on strongly
held up in rear but in touch, some late headway, never on terms
tracked leader, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up, never dangerous
chased leaders, lost place well over 1f out
Withdrawn
Intisaab finished in front of Gulliver when winning last year’s renewal and warmed-up nicely for another bold bid when narrowly beaten in Listed company at Lingfield last month. But KACHY has undergone wind surgery since last in action in August and Tom Dascombe’s Listed winner on the all-weather should go very close with a repeat of a neck defeat to Battaash in the Group 2 Temple Stakes at Haydock earlier in the year. Danzan is holding his form well but has a bit to find with the selection on these terms having finished ahead of Atletico when third at Kempton recently. Udontdodou and Suzi's Connoisseur face even tougher tasks at the weights though the former will appreciate today’s return to the all-weather.
Kachy 8-1 (9-2) Overall leader on near side rail, headed halfway, chased (easy) winner until inside final furlong, weakened, 5th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Battaash (9-5) at Goodwood 5f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Aug.
Atletico (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Raced wide close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Island Of Life (8-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Danzan (IRE) 3-1fav (9-4) Led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Island Of Life (8-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Gulliver 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon headed, stayed on, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Island Of Life (8-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Suzi's Connoisseur 5-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec beating Highland Acclaim (9-1) by 4l, 10 ran.
Udontdodou 8-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, gradually weakened inside final furlong, 14th of 21, 4 3/4l behind A Momentofmadness (9-4) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Intisaab 10-1 (9-3) Close up, effort when switched left entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, not reach winner, 2nd of 12, hd behind Encrypted (9-3) at Lingfield 6f lst stks (1) pol in Nov.