chased leaders on inside, weakened over 1f out
led after 1f, headed 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened soon after
slowly into stride, pushed along towards rear, pushed along out wide 3f out, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong
tracked leader over 10f out, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd soon after, weakened inside final 2f
mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong
towards rear, headway and plugged on in 5th final furlong, never on terms
mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led and idled towards finish
led 1f, tracked leaders, smooth headway out wide over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish
slowly into stride, in rear, never involved
last pair, lost touch final 3f, tailed off
Violette Szabo has yet to win in 19 starts and has never raced beyond 1m2f though she was staying on over that trip here last week. Le Bayou is another attempting this trip for the first time and is only slowly dropping in the ratings while winning hurdler Lady Shanawell is still a maiden on the Flat after 13 starts though a strongly-run race would play to her strengths. The front-running BALADIO is 0-18 but was on his lowest-ever mark when leading for a long way over 1m6f at Redcar on Saturday and can hang on here. Flower Power pops up every now and then and has a course and distance victory to her credit.
Le Bayou (FR) 9-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, modest 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3 1/4l behind Puckle (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Baladio (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Led, pressed and headed over 2f out, rallied and disputing 2nd over 1f out, kept on under pressure before no extra late on, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Out Of Breath (9-6) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Flower Power 17-2 (8-12) Tracked leader, pressed leader 3f out, every chance when ridden after 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 6th of 7, 6l behind Out Of Breath (9-7) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Lady Shanawell (IRE) 4-1 (8-2) Raced keenly, prominent, led over 12f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2l behind September Power (9-7) at Wetherby 1m 6f hcp fll (5) gf in Jun.
Coup De Gold (IRE) 10-1 (11-11) Mid-division, closed 4th, went 2nd 3 out, not fluent 2 out, led before last, headed final bend, 3rd and held final 100 yards, 3rd of 11, 5 1/2l behind Too Much To Ask (11-12) at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in May.
Buzz Lightyere 22-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, well behind over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 6th of 10, 5l behind Highlight Reel (9-1) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Violette Szabo (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Towards rear of midfield, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on from over 1f out, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Highlight Reel (9-1) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
De Mazzaro (IRE) 33-1 (12-2) Slow 1st, held up in mid-division, behind from 8th, tailed off 3 out, 7th of 10, dist behind Treshnish (12-1) at Hexham 2m hcp (5) sft in May.
Ivors Involvement (IRE) 66-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 20 1/2l behind Whitwell (9-12) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Miss Mawatheeq 250-1 (8-12) Pushed along towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 16 1/4l behind Hachert (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
