tracked leaders, led over 2f out, kept on gamely, ridden out
led until over 2f out, soon ridden to chase winner, kept on
tracked leader until over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
soon outpaced, never on terms with leaders
Reviving can finally break his duck at the expense of Sunrise Safari and Queen's Night. Fulke Johnson Houghton's colt was an unlucky loser last time out when he lost all momentum as Past Tender crossed his path inside the final furlong at Warwick sixteen days ago. He is owned by the comedian Mel Smith - a man who is no stranger to owning good horses - and if Reviving is given a clear run - he should be good enough to dispatch this afternoon's field. Sunrise Safari was not totally disgraced in the Norfolk Stakes at York. He is beginning to look plenty exposed and will represent the benchmark this afternoon. The filly Queen's Night ran a solid enough race over six furlongs at Doncaster when second to Lonely Ahead. She is dropped back to five this afternoon and is dutifully watched in the market. Rag Tag hails from the Andrew Balding stable. The stable have had a reasonable run of form of late but on all known racecourse evidence, he will need to show a little more ability to be considered as a betting proposition today. Sticky Mint is hard to fancy. A fair maiden in which Reviving can hopefully gain compensation for that recent Warwick upset.
Rag Tag (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Disputed lead to just over 2f out, chased leader after, weakened quickly over 1f out, 3rd of 4, 9l behind Race to the Music (9-0) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Reviving (IRE) 4-7fav (8-13) Led 2f, ridden and every chance when bumped inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Past Tender (8-10) at Warwick 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jun.
Sunrise Safari (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, 9th of 12, 12l behind Masta Plasta (8-12) at York 5f 2yo Grp 3 (1) gf in Jun.
Queen's Night (IRE) 2-1fav (8-11) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon hard ridden, kept on, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Lonely Ahead (8-11) at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf in Jun.
Sticky Mint (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 7, 5l behind Shermeen (8-11) at Leicester 5f 2yo mdn fll (4) gf in May.