tracked leaders, challenged over 3f out, led 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on and lost 2nd place towards finish
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear and pushed along, never dangerous
towards rear, headway over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on
With five of the octet joint top-rated on official ratings this looks something of a puzzle. GIRL OF CADIZ is only a hopeful choice especially having been tailed off last time behind Auction in a useful Newmarket handicap. That was just too bad to be true though and she houses perfectly decent claims if forgiven that run on her previously consistent profile with this drop to sprinting also expected to suit. Duke of Orange is another with claims at his best but he too requires forgiveness of a major disappointment last time. Nellie Bly is becoming impossible to predict and the relatively unexposed New Rich is preferred.
Barbs Princess 22-1 (9-1) Keen close up, ridden chase winner 2f out, weakened 1f out, 9th of 12, 14l behind Intrigo (9-6) at Leicester 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
Duke of Orange (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, 7th of 8, 19l behind Burning Dawn (9-5) at Yarmouth 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Exit Clause 25-1 (8-8) Close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 12l behind Astrum (9-6) at Warwick 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Girl Of Cadiz 25-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 30l behind Auction (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.
Half Turn 20-1 (9-3) Keen early, held up mid-division on inside, chased leaders 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 10l behind Bright Glow (9-7) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in May.
Nellie Bly 12-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, edged left and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 19l behind Sylvia Pankhurst (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in May.
New Rich 9-4 (9-3) With leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 4th of 9, 15l behind Bachotheque (9-3) at Carlisle 6f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Aug.
The Black Jacobin 25-1 (8-10) Awkward leaving stalls, always towards rear and never involved, 10th of 14, 12l behind Freddy With A Y (9-7) at Salisbury 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in May.