led after 2f, headed over 6f out, soon ridden, weakened from 5f out, tailed off
tracked leaders, led over 6f out to over 4f out, led again over 3f out, ridden along and headed 2f out, no chance with winner after
in touch, led 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, ridden out, unchallenged
mid-division, chased leaders 3f out, effort on rail when hampered over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, beaten when edged left inside final furlong, lost 3rd soon after
led 2f, led again over 4f out, headed over 3f out, beaten when edged left over 2f out, soon weakened, tailed off
always in rear, struggling 4f out, soon weakened
towards rear, reminders over 4f out, keeping on into 4th when hampered on rail inside final furlong, switched right, took 3rd soon after
ENTREAT has shown enough to make her the one to beat here and she is nominated over Talimos and Sixties Swinger. Sir Michael Stoute has his string in good form and she finished third behind Aromatic at Salisbury last month. That was a fair effort and if she can build on that then it should be good enough to land this event. Talimos is the interesting one against the selection as he showed up well on his debut and he then ran very green at Lingfield last month when he stayed-on in eyecatching fashion. He should win his fair share of races but on this occasion Entreat may be a little more mature. Sixties Swinger was well beaten in a handicap at Newbury last time and his form in maiden company is only moderate so he will have to improve to get competitive. Best Tune got worked up in the preliminaries on his debut at Newmarket and although he never threatened the winner, he shaped with plenty of promise and there is reason to anticipate there will be more to come. Entreat makes most appeal here and she gets the narrow vote.
Shannon Weir (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Always towards rear, tailed off, 15th of 16, well behind Jack The Miller (11-11) at Roscommon 2m 4f N H flat gd in Jun '08.
Sixties Swinger (USA) 12-1 (8-12) Held up and mid-division on outside, headway on outside 3f out, soon chasing leaders, driven along over 2f out, soon beaten and eased final furlong, 10th of 11, 13l behind Simon Gray (9-4) at Newbury 1m 3f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in May.
Talimos (IRE) 2-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and stayed on from over 1f out, nearest at finish, 4th of 10, 6l behind Akmal (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 3f mdn stks (5) gd in May.
Best Tune 16-1 (8-12) Mid-division, improved to 4th over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 4th of 8, 12l behind London Bridge (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) gf in May.
Entreat 2-1 (8-12) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Aromatic (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 2f fll mdn stks (5) fm in May.
Noor Al Bahar (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Mid-division, outpaced over 4f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 36l behind Leceile (8-12) at Newcastle 1m 2f 3yo mdn aut (5) gf in May.
Tesserae 40-1 (8-9) In rear, ridden halfway, not pace to challenge, 6th of 10, 18l behind Devotion To Duty (8-13) at Haydock 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gs in May.
