keen in touch in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, hung right to chase winner inside final furlong, stayed on
raced wide 2f, led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
tracked leader until pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, idled towards finish
keen close up, wide and headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no impression and lost 2nd inside final furlong
Starfighter isn’t badly treated but ran a shocker at Newcastle when last seen in January. Pledge Of Honour is another who can’t get much lower in the weights but he has seven lengths to find with Hotspur Harry on Windsor running. Alpha King is still a maiden but BLUENOSE BELLE won a Newcastle maiden just over a year ago and is back in the right grade here with first-time blinkers also cause for optimism.
Alpha King 11-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 9th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Diamond Bay (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Bluenose Belle (USA) 7-1 (9-2) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, wide straight and kept on one pace, 4th of 6, 12l behind Lasting Legacy (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp fll (4) pol in Apr.
Starfighter 3-1 (9-9) Slowly away, wide and tracked leader after 1f, pushed along 3f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 17 1/2l behind Dragons Will Rise (9-11) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Pledge Of Honour 12-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon recovered chasing leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 16, 10 1/4l behind Eton Blue (9-5) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Hotspur Harry (IRE) 4-1jfav (9-0) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 7f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 3 1/4l behind Eton Blue (9-5) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Apr.