tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt always in rear, edged right over 4f out
in rear, slightly hampered over 4f out, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on
keen tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on
always in rear
close up, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
prominent, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, kept on, nearest finish
in touch, ridden 2f out, no impression
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
Robert Guiscard is preferred to Morning Shadow of the two Johnston runners. Gladice was last seen running in Listed company in Italy having won a Wolverhampton maiden previously. Diva Kareem was placed in all three starts last summer but didn’t exactly boast a progressive profile. The extra furlong will be a minimum requirement for IKEBANA this year as she is out a Sea The Stars mare but she should have the pace to win this for Roger Varian. Inhalation hinted at ability on the all-weather last year but is probably best watched tackling Turf for the first time.
Morning Shadow 20-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra towards finish, 6th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Union (9-3) at Newcastle 7f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Barking Mad 13-2 (9-3) Soon chasing leader, pushed along and lost 2nd just over 2f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, 5th of 6, 13 1/2l behind Ayr Harbour (9-9) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Inhalation 4-1 (9-2) Raced wide held up, pushed along 2f out, kept on final furlong, 6th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Batchelor Boy (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Zim Baby 7-2cfav (9-5) Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, hung left and one pace entering final furlong, 3rd of 6, 7l behind Dark Phoenix (9-0) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Tyler Durden (IRE) 22-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened 2f out, 8th of 11, 16l behind Little Brown Trout (9-4) at Yarmouth 6f (5) hvy in Oct.
Robert Guiscard (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Edged left start, chased leaders, faltered at path crossing over 5f out, pushed along 3f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Parikarma (9-7) at Yarmouth 7f (5) hvy in Oct.
Gladice (8-9) 6th of 4, 9 1/4l behind Festive Star (8-9) at San Siro 7f lst fll (1) in Sep.
Ikebana 9-2 (9-0) Close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Lady Light (9-0) at Yarmouth 6f fll stks (4) hvy in Oct.
Vintage Polly (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Dwelt outpaced, 13th of 14, 23 1/2l behind Dark Regard (9-4) at Southwell 6f (5) pol in Nov.
Diva Kareem (IRE) 2-1fav (9-0) Held up, headway when not clear run over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner, went 2nd post, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Indian Creak (9-5) at Epsom 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Jul.
Internationaltiger 16-1 (8-13) Held up in touch, headway far side of group chasing leaders over 2f out, 3rd and one pace over 1f out, kept on into 2nd towards finish, never going pace of winner, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Lyricist Voice (9-1) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Zulu Girl 5-1 (8-9) Towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, 6th and no impression inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Elegant Erin (8-9) at Salisbury 7f mdn fll stks (4) sft in Aug.
