slowly in to stride, held up, never dangerous
soon in touch, not much room after 2f, effort over 3f out, kept on same pace
led at strong pace, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
behind, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, soon ridden and chasing leaders, weakened approaching final furlong
behind, green and outpaced in rear, ridden and headway well over 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, stayed on well nearest finish
prominent, led over 2f out, soon hard ridden, headed over 1f out, no extra
always behind
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon outpaced, kept on approaching final furlong, never nearer
mid-division, weakened well over 3f out
chased leader, lost place well over 3f out
always prominent, keen early, led over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, rallied and stayed on well
mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon hard driven, kept on under pressure
With this looking VISITE ROYALE's easiest assignment to date Sir Mark Prescott's runner should finally get off the mark by taking this maiden in front of Starla Dancer with Born To Perform looking a distance best of the rest. Already rated at a useful 77 the pick has been a little frustrating to follow in four career starts but his near miss in handicap company off a mark of 73 last time is a good standard the others have to match. Starla Dancer looks the only real danger after some good efforts in this company but Richard Fahey's runner looks to have something to find according to the official ratings. Born To Perform is staring down the barrel conceding a stone to the two we've just mentioned however his two successes in bumpers makes him the next best. Nothing else in the race makes any appeal so we expect Visite Royale to be visiting the winners' enclosure as the winner.
Anacot Steel (IRE) 100-1 (9-12) Always towards rear, 9th of 12, 27l behind High Severa (8-9) at Haydock 1m mdn stks (5) hvy in May.
Born To Perform 2-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 9l behind Hajar (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 1f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Ducal Regancy Duke 100-1 (9-8) Tracked leader, ridden, weakened from 3f out, 4th of 7, 25l behind Gaselee (8-12) at Musselburgh 1m 1f mdn auc stks (5) gd.
Lady Bluesky 8-1 (9-4) Towards rear centre, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 14l behind Kammaan (8-12) at Newcastle 7f 3yo fll stks (5) gs in Jun.
Nakoma (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Started slowly and towards rear, ridden along and headway over 2f out, one pace final 2f, 6th of 13, 12l behind Another Moment (9-10) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gs in Aug.
First Bay (IRE) Hawk Wing gelding out of Montmartre.
Highway Code (USA) 4-1 (9-2) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 17l behind Laaheb (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf.
Merchant Man 6-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, effort under pressure 3f out, hung left and weakened 2f out, 5th of 7, 12l behind Captain Ellis (9-0) at Haydock 1m mdn stks (5) fm.
There We Go (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon tailed off, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 11, 12l behind Whispering Spirit (8-12) at Catterick 7f 3yo mdn aut (6) gs.
Diamond Jo (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, behind, never a factor, 10th of 12, 30l behind Balaagha (9-0) at Chester 7f 3yo fll mdn (4) gf in May.
Sally O'riley 100-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 13, well behind Yorgunnabelucky (9-0) at Redcar 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Starla Dancer (GER) 11-4 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 7l behind Burns Night (9-3) at Beverley 1m 3yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Visite Royale (USA) 6-1 (8-9) Mid-division, switched left over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, snatched 2nd place post, 2nd of 10, nk behind La Coveta (9-8) at Leicester 1m 2f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Dancing Primo Primo Valentino filly out of Tycoon's Last.
