in touch in mid-division, closed over 3f out, soon went 3rd, hung left over 1f out, stayed on
tracked leaders, left 2nd over 5f out until ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up, headway over 4f out, driven over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden and struggling over 2f out, never in contention
mid-division, headway on outside over 4f out, went 2nd over 3f out, stayed on well to lead towards finish
led early, tracked leader until left in lead over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, headed towards finish
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, well beaten over 2f out
held up towards rear, ridden over 4f out, headway 2f out, stayed on well final 100 yards, not able to reach leaders
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
soon led, eased and headed over 5f out, soon pulled up
ISHIKAWA made a winning return to the Flat when scoring over a shorter trip here last time. Today's distance should be no problem for Alan King's charge and he's taken to confirm running with runner-up Hurakan. Winning hurdler Teak scored on his debut for current connections over C&D recently and another bold bid looks likely from him while Landesherr is a winner on the Flat in Germany and may be capable of better as he's lightly-raced for his age. Kieren Fallon takes over on Media Stars and the latter has won off a higher mark on the Polytrack before.
Hurakan (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Prominent, challenged over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon edged right, headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Ishikawa (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Kissing Clara (IRE) 11-4 (8-6) Made all, ridden just under 2f out, kept on, won at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo sell stks (6) pol in Nov '10 beating Silly Billy (8-9) by 1l, 11 ran.
Ishikawa (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr beating Hurakan (9-7) by 4l, 11 ran.
St Ignatius 9-1 (9-11) Steadied start, keen in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never near leaders, 5th of 9, 11l behind Fade To Grey (9-0) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Teak (IRE) 9-2 (8-9) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr beating Visions Of Johanna (9-5) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Landesherr (GER) 7-2fav (9-6) Dwelt, took keen hold, soon tracked winner, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out, 9th of 11, 7l behind Kingaroo (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar '11.
Media Stars 100-1 (8-12) Keen towards rear, olutpaced over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, never nearer, 5th of 10, 7l behind Liberty Love (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
White Deer (USA) 8-1 (9-4) Held up behind, headway 3f out, soon chased leaders, outpaced when switched towards outside well over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 11, 13l behind Golden Future (8-10) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Apr.
Hurricane Thomas (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, staying on same pace when hampered and squeezed out over 2f out, weakened soon after, 9th of 12, 9l behind Ice Nelly (9-10) at Nottingham 1m 2f ladies hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Oct.
Gilded Youth 100-1 (10-12) Outpaced, always behind, last of 14, 24l behind Whozart (11-3) at Catterick 5f am hcp (6) gd in Oct '08.