held up towards rear, pushed along 4f out, headway under pressure 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up in rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well
in touch, headway over 3f out, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
prominent for 3 furlong, soon lost place and behind
mid-division, pushed along and headway over 3f out, ridden and kept on same pace final 2 fulongs
tracked leaders, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden effort 2f out, kept on
Shankly Bond is taken to beat Beauty of Dreams, with Danceinthevalley and Moonfleet others worthy of a mention at least. Shankly Bond caught the eye at Beverley last time when close up behind Wayward Shot, leaving the impression that the slight step back up in trip here will prove beneficial. Bryan Smart's charge was a good second to Killena Boy over 10 furlongs, also at Beverley in April, but the general opinion was that he did not quite last home. Therefore, today's trip should be perfect, and he can open his account. Beauty of Dreams was just touched off over the course and distance last time and a similar effort will see him bang in contention as well. With the Channon team in form, he looks the main danger. Danceinthevalley has finished runner-up on each of his two starts this term, but that latest effort at Southwell leaves him with a bit to find, while Moonfleet takes a significant drop in trip, and is best watched. Shankly Bond has things in his favour here and is the one to beat.
Littleton Telchar (USA) 40-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, losing place when not much room on rail over 2f out, 8th of 11, 8l behind Mad Carew (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f stk (5) gf.
Giunchiglio 14-1 (8-7) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 12, 3l behind Simply The Guest (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp (E3) pol in Mar.
Son of Thunder (IRE) 13-2 (9-11) Towards rear, never dangerous, 15th of 20, 13l behind Mamore Gap (9-0) at Redcar 1m hcp (6) gf.
Beauty of Dreams 12-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Strong Hand (9-7) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (5) gf.
Shankly Bond (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Wayward Shot (8-4) at Beverley 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd.
Anthemion (IRE) 100-1 (8-4) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out and soon beaten, last of 15, 13l behind Qualitair Wings (9-7) at Hamilton 1m hcp (5) gd.
Danceinthevalley (IRE) 7-2jt-fav (9-0) Steadied and switched left start, headway over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Mahmjra (8-13) at Southwell 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gs in Apr.
Moonfleet (IRE) 40-1 (8-4) In touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 14l behind Bulwark (9-4) at Warwick 1m 5f 3yo hcp (5) gd.