slowly into stride, held up, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, not clear run briefly just inside final furlong, kept on well near finish
mid-division, pushed along over 6f out, ridden over 3f out, edged left 1f out, stayed on
mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway well over 1f out, weakening when bumped just inside final furlong
mid-division, headway over 1f out, edged right and led briefly close home, headed and bumped post
prominent until weakened inside final furlong
held up, ridden over 1f out, strong run and edged left inside final furlong, led post
led, ridden over 1f out, kept on, headed close home
tracked leader, every chance from 2f out until well inside final furlong, not quickened near finish
prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up in rear, came wide entering straight, no danger
chased leaders, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f
The Prince looks the one to be with here and he is taken to score at the main expense of Khanjar and Soyuz. The selection is in the form of his life and although the handicapper is slowly catching up with him, this looks easier than the race in which he finished third behind Zero Tolerance last time out. Khanjar was a good second behind Vicious Warrior at Lingfield last time and although he is better off at the weights with our selection from that run, he still looks to have plenty on to reverse those placings. Soyuz looks to have improved since joining Kevin Ryan but this trip looks too far for him and for that reason he is opposed. Strong Hand is from a shrewd yard and is worth noting in the market, but for the winner we return to The Prince.