held up towards rear, ridden and hung right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leading duo
soon led, joined 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, pressed leader until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, shaken up and stayed on inside final furlong, not quite pace of leading duo
tracked leaders, went 2nd 6f out, challenged from 3f out, ridden to lead inside final 2f, headed inside final furlong, chased winner and rallied close home, just failed
led briefly, tracked leader 4f, handy 3rd, pushed along 3f out, ridden hung right and weakened over 2f out, behind and flashed tail over 1f out
steadied start, held up in mid-division on inside, pushed along over 2f out, no headway
tracked leaders on inside, headway going well and switched out 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, all out
raced keenly in mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, no extra towards finish
held up in rear, ridden and no response 2f, stayed on late, never involved
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Iron Heart won at Southwell in February but this is a much tougher assignment, though he’s not the only one who will need to prove himself on the surface. Punting has won on Tapeta and Polytrack but will need to defy a penalty to complete the hat-trick and we’re prepared to give another chance to TODAY POWER. He’s been a beaten favourite three times in a row and has been raised a further 2lb but Silvestre De Sousa is back on board the King Power representative for the first time since his debut. Heliaebel looks a likely improver this year so may be best of the rest.
Iron Heart 5-4fav (9-5) Slowly into stride, behind and outpaced early, chased leaders after 2f, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, driven out, won at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Feb beating Naval Commander (9-5) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Bealach (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Close up, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Night Colours (9-0) at Ffos Las 1m stks (5) gd in Sep.
Punting (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Raced keenly, tracked leaders on outside, quick move to lead inside final 4f, clear over 1f out, stayed on, lasted, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jun beating Pawpaw (9-2) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Aquascape (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Led 2f, settled in 3rd 5f out, pushed along over 2f out, plugged on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Bronze River (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Star Of Wells (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along over 5f out, effort and switched right 2f out, went 2nd and swished tail over 1f out, no impression on winner, just held onto 2nd, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Higher Kingdom (9-5) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Heliaebel 16-1 (9-0) In touch, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Fly Falcon (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Hover (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Set steady pace, quickened over 3f out, pushed along and headed just over 1f out, soon ridden, one pace, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Group One Power (9-9) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Feb.
Affable 10-1 (9-0) Tracked winner, driven over 2f out, lost 2nd when ridden over 1f out, no chance with front pair inside final furlong, lost place inside final 100 yards, 5th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Cemhaan (9-5) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Today Power (IRE) 13-8fav (9-6) Raced keenly, chased leaders, went 2nd over 5f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Casaruan (8-2) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Zoran 15-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Valyrian Steel (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
Cafe Milano 9-2 (8-7) In touch, pushed along to chase leader over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Kommodity Kid (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (6) pol in Mar.
Master Spy (IRE) 18-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to take narrow 3rd towards finish, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 13, 2 3/4l behind Wadi Al Salaam (9-2) at Newcastle 7f stks (6) pol in Oct.
