keen early, held up in touch in rear, headway approaching final furlong when switched left, ridden to lead inside final furlong, asserted near finish
in touch in rear, ridden over 3f out, soon weekened
tracked leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, headed well inside final furlong
led, headed over 4f out until led again over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch in rear, headway entering final furlong, ridden and stayed on towards finish, not trouble leaders
pushed along to lead over 4f out until ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Adranian reversed earlier form with Oratorian when scoring over 7f at Wolverhampton recently though he posted a poor effort last time and the latter may come out best on this occasion. PALE ORCHID just failed to land a hat-trick when beaten a short-head at Kempton a fortnight ago but Matthew Cosham's claim negates a further 5lb rise. She's taken to confirm earlier superiority with Waseem Faris and return to winning ways here. Sweet Ovation takes a big step up in class in her bid for a treble and winning plater Chapellerie will also find this tougher, so the unexposed Abi Scarlet could prove a bigger threat having gone close on her handicap debut.
Pale Orchid (IRE) 7-4fav (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 6, shd behind Discoverer (9-1) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp (4) pol.
Oratorian (IRE) 11-8fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Adranian (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Waseem Faris (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and pressed 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Pale Orchid (8-11) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Adranian (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 8l behind Discoverer (9-1) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp (4) pol.
Abi Scarlet (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Led early, tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden, edged right and headed inside final furlong, held close home, 2nd of 4, nk behind Gabrial's Bounty (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Sweet Ovation 4-1 (9-2) Held up in last place, strong run on outer to lead inside final furlong, won going away, won at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Mister Mackenzie (9-7) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Chapellerie (IRE) 15-8fav (8-9) Chased leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra and headed final 100 yards, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Speedy Yaki (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo clm stks (6) pol.