mid-division, headway over 1f out to chase winner, no impression final furlong
in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 1f out and weakened
slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden and not clear run over 1f out, weakened
in touch, headway to chase leaders 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out
steadied start, in rear, ridden and headway 2f out to chase leaders, kept on
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, weakened approaching final furlong
reared start, always in the rear
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out
always towards rear
dwelt, raced on outside, never better than finishing position
Walter Swinburn's horses have been improving with racing this season and there is every possibility that Aimee Vibert can improve enough to beat these with Hawridge King and Velvet Waters rated the best of the rest. The last mentioned made an encouraging reappearance at Yarmouth last month and has to be respected on that evidence but he does not win very often and may be booked for a place at best. Gallego has yet to prove that he truly stays this far, while Jakarmi now looks to be a shade high in the weights. Voice Mail is on a long losing sequence, while Umlilo is hard to evaluate on his first start in a handicap. Montjeu Baby is better than his recent run at Lingfield would suggest although more solid claims are probably held by the consistent Hawridge King. Aimee Vibert could well be open to more improvement than most of these though and she gets the vote.
Voice Mail 16-1 (8-7) Held up in mid-division, ridden, no impression on leaders final 2f, 7th of 15, 9l behind Pride of Nation (8-12) at Bath 1m hcap (4) gd in Apr.
Jakarmi 11-2 (9-1) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 14, 13l behind Tagula Blue (8-8) at Leicester 1m 2f hcap (5) gd in Apr.
Smooth Jazz 20-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, led 8f out, ridden over 2f out, headed towards finish, 3rd of 14, 3/4l behind Count Kristo (8-11) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcap (5) gf in May.
Hawridge King 9-2fav (8-12) Held up mid-division, chased leaders 2f out, led narrowly just inside final furlong, no extra when headed, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Melvino (8-10) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Oct.
Velvet Waters 9-2 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra, 4th of 10, 2l behind Captain General (8-8) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcap (5) gf in May.
Aimee Vibert 10-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 11, nk behind Red Sail (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f fll hcp (5) pol in May.
Montjeu Baby (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, 11l behind Lisathedaddy (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in May.
Gallego 15-2 (9-8) Prominent, chased winner from 2f out, no impression final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 15, 4l behind Cormorant Wharf (9-13) at Bath 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (6) gs in May.
