made all, pushed along over 2f out, ran on strongly, unchallenged
held up in touch, headway approaching final furlong, never on terms
stumbled start, chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, faded final furlong
chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, never troubled winner
ATHWAAB was raised 9lb for last month's win at Nottingham but still acquitted himself well at Bath last week when second to Bateleur. Noel Quinlan's charge can get the better of rivals that are mostly struggling for form. Miss Firefly posted an improved effort at Wolverhampton last time but remains 3lb higher than her last win. She still makes more appeal than the remaining trio though Wanchai Whisper is now back on a winning mark for the first time since scoring at Windsor last summer.
Athwaab 15-8fav (8-13) Prominent, led halfway, strongly challenged over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Bateleur (9-2) at Bath 5f hcp 0-65 (6) fm.
Miss Firefly 9-2 (8-12) Chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 7, shd behind Francis Albert (8-3) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Wanchai Whisper 40-1 (8-7) Raced stands side, mid-division, ridden halfway, never on terms, 11th of 17, 5l behind Mandurah (8-7) at Ripon 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
Imaginary Diva 25-1 (9-11) Mid-division on outer, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 8l behind Novay Essjay (10-4) at Wolverhampton 6f am hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Boga (IRE) 25-1 (8-3) Chased winner, ridden halfway, soon weakened, last of 7, 14l behind Decider (8-12) at Bath 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fm in Apr.