held up, ridden over 2f out, headway on outer over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, driven out
led and raced keen, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
ridden and headway over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt, soon tracking leader, weakened quickly over 2f out, soon eased
held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, no impression
chased leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened from 3f out
held up, effort over 2f out, some headway and hung left when not much room from over 1f out
held up in touch, headway 2f out, kept on
held up, never dangerous
held up and switched left start, always behind
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ROSE STREET looks sure to be in the shake-up on her seasonal reappearance whilst Red Jade and Meethaaq should also be to the fore. This has been a good race for fancied horses over the years and it has also been kind to Saeed Bin Suroor of late as he has landed the last two renewals which brings Moonquake into the equation. Rose Street's style of running should suit this track and you'd have to be hopeful that there's more to come from this mare who has had just five career starts. She's been raised by 3lbs for finishing seven lengths behind Presvis at Newbury but that form doesn't look too bad now and she's sure to be primed for a big run. Lightly raced Freemason Lodge runners always have to be feared and Meethaaq is no exception despite being less than impressive when landing the odds in a Leicester maiden. The bare form is nothing to get excited about but he may well return an improved performer. Stone Of Scone went into many a notebook following his seasonal return but there was also plenty to like about the performance of the runner-up, Red Jade, who is a couple of pounds better off for a neck. Checklow should benefit from this step back up in trip and has plenty of ability as does King O'The Gypsies who is well worth monitoring on debut for a new yard. Red Kestrel is another unexposed runner to have changed stables over the winter whilst Slam hails from a yard enjoying a fantastic season and should get the run of the race. More experienced runners like Bencoolen and Albaqaa can't be ignored but Rose Street brings solid claims to the table.
Stone of Scone 12-1 (9-4) Steadied start, held up in rear, hung left and headway 2f out, led entering final furlong, ran on, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Apr beating Red Jade (8-10) by nk, 13 ran.
Moonquake (USA) (9-1) Tracked leaders; led 500m out; headed 300m out; ran on well, 2nd of 17, hd behind Military Power (9-1) at Jebel Ali(UAE) 1m 1f hcap in Mar.
Road To Love (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Raced stands side, overall leader, ridden over 2f out, hung right and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 15, 7l behind Confront (9-10) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcap (2) gf.
Rose Street (IRE) 15-2 (9-1) Took keen hold, pressed leader, challenged from 3f out, led just inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, no chance with easy winner, kept on well to hold 2nd, 2nd of 20, 7l behind Presvis (9-1) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 105 (2) gd in Sep.
Slam 5-4 (9-0) Raced keen, led for 1f, tracked leader, led again 3f out, soon ridden, headed towards finish, kept on, 2nd of 6, nk behind Halicarnassus (9-0) at Ripon 1m 2f stks (3) gf in Apr.
Red Kestrel (USA) 8-13fav (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, chased leader 5f out, led 2f out, soon clear, eased inside final furlong, comfortable, won at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Aug beating Buddhist Monk (9-0) by 7l, 5 ran.
Albaqaa 15-8 (8-13) Tracked leaders and keen, headway on outer over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Ladies Best (8-7) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Apr.
Bencoolen (IRE) 9-2fav (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 16, 1l behind Flawed Genius (8-10) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Meethaaq (USA) 8-15fav (9-3) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and switched right over 1f out, ran on to lead close home, won at Leicester 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Jun beating Inquisitive Look (8-12) by nk, 14 ran.
Checklow (USA) 11-4fav (9-0) Mid-division, ridden along over 2f out, not pace to challenge over 1f out, kept on one pace, never nearer, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Dubai Dynamo (8-11) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Apr.
Best Prospect (IRE) 28-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, soon prominent, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 13, 21l behind Stone Of Scone (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Apr.
Royal Amnesty 12-1 (9-4) Mid-division, going well when not much room 2f out until ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Sirvino (8-10) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Alarazi (IRE) 40-1 (9-9) Led until over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 23, 8l behind Extraterrestrial (8-12) at Newbury 1m hcp (2) sft in Apr.
King O'The Gypsies (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 12, 3l behind Electrolyser (9-0) at Leicester 1m 4f 3yo hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Red Jade 3-1fav (8-10) Tracked leaders, raced keenly, led over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 13, nk behind Stone Of Scone (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Apr.
