steadied start, held up in rear, headway out wide over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
tracked leader, led 6f out, clear when ridden over 1f out, ran on well
raced keenly led 2f, chased leader until halfway, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
steadied start, held up off the pace towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, no chance with winner
held up off the pace in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, went 2nd halfway, ridden and well held over 1f out, lost 2nd final 110 yards, weakened soon after
soon chasing leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
chased leaders out wide, ridden hung left carried head high and went 2nd final 110 yards, no chance with winner, lost 2nd final strides
held up off the pace in rear, tailed off and eased final 2f
This looks tricky with only a speculative vote going the way of RED EVELYN in a weak contest. She won over today’s trip last year and has tumbled down the weights since. Bounty Pursuit scored over 7f at Brighton earlier while Defilade placed over a longer distance at Wolverhampton recently. Monaajez is less exposed than most and also steps up in trip but the remainder are hard to recommend.
Bounty Pursuit 9-2 (9-8) Behind, soon pushed along, headway 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Queen Sarabi (8-9) at Brighton 7f hcp (6) gf in May.
Monaajez (USA) 25-1 (10-12) Awkwardly away, soon mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, soon switched out wide, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Luna Magic (10-12) at Salisbury 7f hcp (6) gf in May.
Red Evelyn 3-1 (9-10) Prominent, ridden 2f out, ran on but always held, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Amelia R (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Defilade 10-1 (9-4) Mid-division on inside, switched right inside final 2f, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind City Escape (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in May.
Oriental Beauty 66-1 (8-12) Close up, took keen hold, asked for effort 2f out, weakened from 1f out, 13th of 14, 16 1/2l behind Darvel (9-10) at Chepstow 1m hcp (5) gf in May.
Danny Bleu (IRE) 125-1 (9-4) Dwelt start, held up, struggling and detached 4f out, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Courtside (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in May.
Retrouvailles 10-1 (9-1) Led, soon headed and dropped to rear, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 5th of 7, 12 3/4l behind Let Her Loose (9-9) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp fll (5) gd in May.
Daany (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Towards rear, short of room and hampered over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Catch My Breath (9-4) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (6) gd in May.
Swiss Magic 200-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden and outpaced at 2f, never a factor, 8th of 11, 15l behind Nizaaka (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.
