tracked leading pair throughout, pushed along and unable to quicken over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
led 1f, tracked winner, challenged from 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, out battled towards finish
led after 1f, pushed along when joined from 2f out, soon ridden, carried left over 1f out, soon bumped, battled on gamely to assert towards finish
steadied start, held up and always last, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, never a factor
NonRunner
Desert Cross scored over track and trip before going in again at Salisbury and is only 3lb higher today. High Wells was beaten less than a length here last month and should be in the mix once again but MORNING BEAUTY makes most appeal. Hugo Palmer’s filly drops down in class having finished runner-up at Newmarket on her handicap debut and is preferred to another lightly-raced sort in Valyrian. Sotomayor returned a losing favourite in a claimer last week and may struggle in this company.
Desert Cross 4-1 (9-10) In touch, headway over 3f out, led and hung right over 2f out, challenged closing stages, held on gamely, won at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Sufi (9-7) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
High Wells 16-1 (9-7) Led chasing group, pushed along 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken close home, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Croquembouche (10-1) at Bath 1m 5f hcp (5) fm in Jun.
Morning Beauty 7-1 (8-0) Set steady pace until quickened over 3f out, soon pushed along, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Queen Of Connaught (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp fll (3) gf in Jun.
Valyrian 4-1 (9-7) Held up, effort on outside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 5l behind Life On Earth (9-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Sotomayor 5-4fav (9-3) Prominent, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind Star Of Zaam (9-1) at Windsor 1m 2f stks (5) gf in Jul.
