always behind
held up, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, no extra
held up in rear, beaten halfway
chased leaders, lost place over 2f out
dwelt, mid-division, headway over 1f out, never on terms
mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten
led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, headway over 3f out, kept on well closing stages, never on terms
always prominent, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
in touch, effort over 1f out, never able to challenge
always in rear
always behind, weakened halfway, eased 2f out
in touch, progress under pressure over 1f out, led inside final furlong, all out
mid-division, weakened 2f out
chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
A low grade lottery with a token vote going to DUKES MEADOW after placing at Wolverhampton last time. He was ahead of Mulled Wine at Lingfield earlier and the latter has been thereabouts of late while Pivotal Dream won at this level back in January and Free To Roam went close at Kempton in March. Emily Goldfinch slips further down the weights but General Tufto is best on the Fibresand at Southwell.
Dukes Meadow 8-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat, 3rd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Caribbean Spring (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in May.
Mulled Wine 6-1 (9-4) Keen held up, short of room over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, headway inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 10, 4l behind Whispered Kiss (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Emily Goldfinch 16-1 (9-0) Soon led, headed over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Encapsulated (9-4) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
General Tufto 5-1 (8-12) Outpaced and soon behind, stayed on from over 1f out, never threatened, 6th of 14, 6l behind Luath (9-4) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Ada Misobel (IRE) 9-1 (8-10) Very slowly away and lost all of 15 lengths, behind, recovered to rear 5f out, hampered over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 11, 15 1/4l behind Indigo Princess (9-10) at Nottingham 1m hcp (6) gd in May.
Majestic Girl (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, behind, headway and switched right over 1f out, not reach leaders, 5th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Suzi Icon (8-12) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in May.
Pivotal Dream (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 7 1/4l behind The Dukkerer (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in May.
Thatsthewaytodoit (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 14, 12l behind Spirit Of The Vale (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (7) pol in Jan.
Fire Empress 200-1 (9-2) Slowly away, behind, effort over 1f out, never dangerous, 10th of 13, 8 3/4l behind Celtic Artisan (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Free To Roam (IRE) 9-1 (8-10) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Prince of Time (9-11) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in May.
Rising Sunshine (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Went right start, mid-division, weakened 2f out, last of 10, 17 1/2l behind Moi Aussie (9-6) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (6) gd in May.
Ashford Island 50-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway towards inside over 1f out, plugged on, 6th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Suzi Icon (8-12) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in May.
Zerafino (BEL) 150-1 (9-12) Dwelt, soon pushed along towards rear, never a factor, 11th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Ashwaq (8-10) at Kempton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Just Fab (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, lost place 3f out, behind 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 7th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Athletic (9-4) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Star Links (USA) 7-2 (8-12) Difficult loading, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, hung left and weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Pipers Piping (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Waggle (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) In rear, well beaten over 2f out, 11th of 12, 14 3/4l behind Artscape (10-0) at Kempton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.