chased leaders, under pressure over 3f out, soon weakened
slowly away, behind, headway over 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, never on terms
held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, hard ridden 2f out, faded approaching final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, outpaced approaching final furlong, stayed on well, nearest finish
led early, led again after 3f, driven clear over 4f out, strongly challenged over 1f out, stayed on strongly
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chasing leaders when edged left inside final furlong, kept on same pace
soon led, headed after 3f, under pressure over 3f out, soon lost place, eased over 1f out
CROSSWORD finally got his head in front over 1m1f at Wolverhampton last month. There's no reason why he shouldn't prove as effective over the extra here and Marco Botti's charge can defy a 3lb weight rise. Jeu De Vivre was only beaten half-a-length when third at Beverley on her return to action and looks a leading player in this, while Sukhothai was third over this trip at Kempton 12 days ago and should be winning soon. Ad Vitam and recent Brighton winner Polly Holder look exposed now however.
Jeu De Vivre (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, not clear run over 1f out, hard driven to challenge inside final furlong, stayed on strongly closing stages, nearest finish, 3rd of 7, 1/2l behind Bouggatti (9-3) at Beverley 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Ad Vitam (IRE) 18-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Romeo Montague (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Crossword 9-2 (9-6) Led for about 1f, chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar beating Lakota Ghost (9-7) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Sukhothai (USA) 11-1 (9-3) Keen tracked winner after 1f until 7f out, prominent, ridden to chase winner again 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, eased and lost 2nd final stride, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Gower Rules (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Surprise (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) In touch, chased winner 3f out until over 1f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 4th of 8, 7l behind Ya Hafed (9-3) at Folkestone 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Fine Style (IRE) 15-2 (9-3) Held up, ridden over 4f out, outpaced over 3f out, 5th of 6, 20l behind Ashva (9-3) at Southwell 1m 3yo mdn stks (5) fbs in Mar.
Polly Holder (IRE) 3-1 (8-3) Soon led, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, driven and rallied to lead again towards finish, won at Brighton 1m stks 0-55 (6) gf beating Lilli Palmer (9-7) by nk, 5 ran.
Elegant Star (IRE) 50-1 (8-7) Prominent, pushed along and lost place over 4f out, 7th of 8, 39l behind Jay Jays Joy (8-10) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Ocean's Dream Day (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Led, headed well over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, last of 7, well behind Watered Silk (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.