chased leader 6f out until 3f out
held up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, chased winner inside final furlong
held up, headway to lead over 1f out, ridden out
in rear, never troubled leaders
led 7f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
raced wide mid-division, effort over 2f out, one pace
keen, led 1f, remained close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, outpaced halfway, soon ridden, ran on inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Prince Valentine deserves to get his head in front and should do at the expense of Wiltshire, Granary Girl and Noorain. The selection has finished second on each of his last three runs and most latterly when second to String Serenade over one mile two furlongs so this shorter trip will be in his favour. Wiltshire has been running well of late for a yard who has had a couple of winners in the past seven days. His second to Ulysees at Hamilton last time out reads well so any market moves should be noted. Both Granary Girl and Noorain have bits and bobs of form and are more than capable of a decent performance but for the winner we return to Prince Valentine.
Kussharro 100-1 (9-0) Ridden in rear 4f out, always behind, last of 12, 35l behind Labelled With Love (9-0) at Lingfield 7f clm (5) pol in May.
Love's Design (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Towards rear when hampered 5f out, never a factor, 8th of 12, 10l behind Labelled With Love (9-0) at Lingfield 7f clm (5) pol in May.
Prince Valentine 13-8fav (9-4) Held up, headway on outside and carried left over 1f out, soon switched right, went 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 4l behind String Serenade (8-13) at Brighton 1m 2f sll (6) frm.
Super Dominion 16-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace, 7th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Bob Baileys (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f banded stk (7) pol in Apr.
Wiltshire (IRE) 11-1 (10-1) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Ulysees (10-1) at Hamilton 1m sll (5) gf.
Granary Girl 16-1 (9-5) Pulled hard, tracked leader until 2f out, 6th of 15, 8l behind Cottingham (9-4) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcap (6) gd.
Noorain 10-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, headway on inside to chase leaders over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 5l behind Grecian Gold (10-0) at Leicester 1m clm (5) gf.
Mulberry Lad (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Sliped start, hampered soon after, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 17, 6l behind Beau Marche (8-12) at Leicester 6f sll (5) gf.