broke well, soon steadied to mid-division, ridden 2f out, staying on when not much room inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, edged left and ran on inside final furlong, not reached winner
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
soon pushed along in rear
led after 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
held up in mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on
soon led, headed 5f out, remained close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out
held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, soon quickened clear, ran on
held up towards rear and wide, smooth headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish
chased leaders over 5f
slowly into stride, in rear, kept on final furlong, never nearer
Mr Lambros is lightly raced and can see off the more exposed Katiypour, with Jonny Ebeneezer, Chateau Nicol and Binanti expected to play a part in proceedings. Mr Lambros went off the boil on Turf but came back with a bang from a three-month break when scoring over the course and distance in January. A gelding operation has helped him settle down and he really has adapted well to the Polytrack. With that in mind, he has the scope to stop the in-form Katiypour from notching another success, with the step back up in trip perhaps against Brooke Sanders' eight-year-old. Jonny Ebeneezer is always dangerous to leave out but he has yet to hit top form, while Chateau Nicol is reliable and generally performs well at this level. Binanti was third behind the useful Eccentric over a mile last time and will be more at home here, as will Frankie's mount Kill Cat, who ran much too freely at Nad Al Sheba. An interesting handicap can go the way of Mr Lambros.
Bahiano (IRE) Disputed lead; tracked leader after 600m; 2nd straight; ridden to challenge 500m out; soon weakened, 7th of 11, 6l behind Lundy's Lane at Nad Al Sheba 1m hcp gd in Feb.
Lygeton Lad 25-1 Ridden over 3f out, always in rear, 10th of 13, 10l behind Night Air at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-105 (B1) pol.
Bravo Maestro (USA) 12-1 Dwelt, raced centre, mid-division, headway halfway, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 39l behind Royal Prince at Newmarket 1m stk (C1) gd in Oct.
Quiet Times (IRE) 6-1 Reared up leaving stalls, slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous, 9th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Katiypour at W'hampton 6f hcp (C1) pol.
Kill Cat (IRE) 7-2fav Led; ridden straight; headed 400m out; gradually weakened, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Bo Bid at Nad Al Sheba 1m hcp gd in Feb.
Katiypour (IRE) 4-1 Held up, headway over 1f out, ran on strongly under pressure to lead well inside final furlong, won at W'hampton 6f hcp (C1) pol beating Rydal by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Mr Lambros 8-1 Close up, joined leaders 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, stayed on gamely near finish, all out, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (D2) pol in Jan beating Takes Tutu by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Binanti 13-2 Tracked leaders, going well over 2f out, effort to chase winner under pressure over 1f out, no impression and lost 2nd final 100 yards, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Eccentric at Lingfield 1m hcp (C1) pol in Feb.
Master Robbie Mid-division; ridden straight; effort over 400m out; gradually weakened, 5th of 10, 10l behind Bo Bid at Nad Al Sheba 1m hcp gd in Feb.
Rydal (USA) 7-1 Held up in touch, squeezed through to challenge just over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Katiypour at W'hampton 6f hcp (C1) pol.
Jonny Ebeneezer Late headway, 4th of 10, 3l behind National Icon at Nad Al Sheba 6f hcp gf.
What-A-Dancer (IRE) 8-1 Held up, shaken up over 1f out, edged left and stayed on in side final furlong, never near leaders, 6th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Outer Hebrides at W'hampton 7f hcp (D2) pol.
Chateau Nicol 5-1 Prominent, chased winner 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, lost 2nd final 50 yards, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Quiet Times at Lingfield 6f stk (B1) pol in Jan.
