mid-division, ridden and weakened 3f out
held up, headway over 3f out, kept on to chase winner final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching 1f out, ran on
led and set steady pace, ridden over 2f out, headed approaching 1f out, no extra
tracked leader, weakaned 2f out
Nonrunner
Belotto looks to have been found a soft race in which to enhance her paddock value although this will be the fastest ground that she's encountered to date which does raise a question mark and she has been declared to race at Newbury on Tuesday. Green Wadi and Purely By Chance are the obvious dangers. The selection has shown promise on all three starts, the last twice in well contested maidens over ten furlongs at Newbury where she faced stiffer opposition than she does here. She was doing all of her best work at the finish last time and should prove hard to beat if handling the surface. Purely By Chance finished around eleven lengths behind her that day but improved on that performance last time. There should be more to come from her but she has plenty to find on the book. Green Wadi races as though he'll stay this far but he's proved a shade frustrating to follow and is worth taking on again. Dinarius makes his Flat debut for the Pipe yard and is worth a cursory glance in the ring for signs of support whilst Bathwick Minstrel makes some appeal on paper but is probably best watched on debut. In summary, the ground aside, it's hard to envisage Belotto finding a better opportunity to open her account if she lines up here rather than at Newbury.
Lockstone Lad (USA) 100-1 (9-12) Slowly into stride, never a factor, 8th of 9, 25l behind Manyriverstocross (8-12) at Chepstow 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gf.
Ragdollianna 4-1jt-fav (10-4) Held up, smooth headway over 3f out on outer, led on bit over 1f out, shaken up and drew clear, easily, won at Southwell 2m 1f mrs nhf (6) gd beating Skipalong Breeze (10-12) by 8l, 14 ran (N.Hunt).
Daarth 250-1 (9-3) Always in rear, last of 14, 48l behind Meethaaq (9-3) at Leicester 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) gd.
Green Wadi 12-1 (9-9) Mid-division, ridden and no headway over 1f out, 8th of 17, 8l behind Buddy Holly (9-8) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gd.
Bathwick Minstrel Singspiel filly out of an unraced mare.
Belotto (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Secret Dancer (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) gd in May.
Sparkling Montjeu (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 12th of 14, 22l behind Any Given Day (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) gf in May.
Dinarius 7-2 (8-2) Held up in touch, ridden 2f out, went 3rd well over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 3l behind An Scaribh (8-5) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn aut stk (5) fbs in Mar.
Purely By Chance 10-1 (8-12) Led for 1f, lost place 5f out, kept on again under strong pressure, 4th of 8, 7l behind Calakanga (8-12) at Chepstow 1m 4f mdn fll (5) gf.