Soon tracked leader who went clear 11f out, pushed along and closed 3f out, hung right over 2f out, disputing 2nd 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, ridden and veered left final 100 yards op 15/8 tchd 2/1
Held up off the pace in 5th, headway on outside chasing leaders and hung right from over 2f out, soon switched left, 3rd and one pace over 1f out, keeping on pressing for 2nd when hampered final 100 yards op 11/4
Raced keenly, soon led, went clear after 3f, came back to the field and pushed along 3f out, hit rail over 2f out, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong op 20/1
Saroog (7/4), Zeelander (7/4), Dark Pearl (3/1), Jacob Cats (20/1), The Secrets Out (25/1), Hernandes (33/1)
Roger Varian won this last year and his representative ZEELANDER has been unlucky not to get his head in front in two runs so far this year and with the step up in trip sure to suit, he's taken to get the better of Dark Pearl who was only narrowly denied over course and distance last time out. Jacob Cats showed a bit more promise last time and may prove best of the rest if building on that.