held up in rear, headway over 3f out, soon under pressure, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, chased leaders, effort over 3f out, soon no impression
led 1f, remained prominent, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leader, led after 1f, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly
in touch, reminders halfway, under pressure over 4f out, never a threat
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, never able to challenge
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, soon driven 3 lengths clear, stayed on well
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DRY YOUR EYES was beaten a length over 1m5f at Musselburgh last month. David O’Meara’s mare has gone close over hurdles before so should stay this longer trip and gets the nod. La Bacouetteuse ended last year with victory over 1m7f at Ayr and has a recent run under his belt. But the veteran is hard to catch right nowadays while Roc De Prince and Singular Quest were both only placed in amateur races last time, though Arthurs Secret went close over hurdles in March.
Dry Your Eyes (IRE) 6-4fav (9-9) Prominent, went 2nd over 5f out, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Frosty The Snowman (8-8) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Arthurs Secret 4-1 (11-12) Mid-division, headway before 3 out, every chance 2 out, ridden before last, no extra run-in, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Hartside (11-10) at Wetherby 2m hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Sherman McCoy 4-1 (9-5) Chased leader, pushed along and lost 2nd over 3f out, chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, no threat after, 5th of 11, 13 1/4l behind Russian Royale (9-7) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Singular Quest 9-2 (10-12) Close up, headway on outer 3f out, ridden 2f out, ran on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Argent Knight (11-7) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Sthenic (FR) 18-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 16 1/2l behind Nonagon (8-7) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (5) sft in May.
Nashville (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never dangerous, 9th of 13, 20 3/4l behind Summerlea (8-9) at Catterick 2m hcp (6) gs in May.
Roc De Prince 11-4fav (10-11) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, one pace in 3rd, 3rd of 8, 7 1/4l behind Christmas Hamper (10-11) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (6) gf in May.
La Bacouetteuse (FR) 12-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden to chase leaders inside final 2f, kept on same pace, never on terms, lost place inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Sisyphus (9-5) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (5) gf in Apr.