chased leader, led 5f out until 2f out, soon weakened
quickly away, led on near side rail for 1f, always prominent after on rail, ran on inside final furlong, just held
tried to anticipate start, chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened soon after
slowly into stride, off the pace towards rear, never involved
started slowly, well off the pace in rear, ran on strongly inside final furlong, not reach leaders
slowly into stride, soon mid-division out wide, pushed along and outpaced halfway, soon beaten
chased leaders, led inside final furlong, ran on gamely, all out
off the pace towards rear, went between horses over 1f out, good late headway, nearest finish
tried to anticipate start, well away and chased leaders, weakening when hampered inside final 2f
raced keenly in mid-division out wide, weakened inside final 2f
SAVALAS plunged down the ratings from a mark of 72 at the start of 2022 to just 48 last month. Having shown little this year, he was then supported into 9/2 and delivered dramatic improvement to run down Jacquelina at Bath. He was due to run at the latter yesterday but gets the vote if taking his chance. Redredrobin, a dual course winner, has now landed three of her last five, including her last two. She's not been dealt a harsh hand by the handicapper and it can be dangerous to ignore the claims of a sprinter in form. Connie's Rose and Port Noir are worthy of consideration and Thegreatestshowman has to merit a mention. He's dropped quite alarmingly from a mark of 81 a year ago to a current 53, so any sort of form recovery would surely see him involved.
Diamondsinthesand (IRE) 22-1 (9-9) Rear mid-division, lost touch 2f out, 14th of 15, 17 1/4l behind Symbol of Hope (9-2) at Bath 5f hcp (6) gs in May.
Redredrobin 11-2 (8-6) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, led entering final furlong, ran on well, just held on, won at Bath 6f hcp fll (5) fm in May beating Granary Queen (9-9) by nk, 9 ran.
Connie's Rose 2-1fav (8-8) Prominent, every chance over 1f out, held by winner well inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Speedacus (9-3) at Chepstow 5f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Port Noir 6-1 (9-4) Bumped start, towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 7, 4 1/4l behind Hurt You Never (9-2) at Leicester 6f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Hagia Sophia 15-2 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway and ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 11th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Symbol of Hope (9-11) at Bath 6f hcp (6) gd in May.
Kyber Crystal (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Chased leader until pushed along inside final 3f, chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f, 10th of 15, 10 3/4l behind Danzart (9-6) at Redcar 7f hcp (6) gf in May.
Savalas (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and switched off rail to challenge over 1f out, stayed on well to lead final strides, won at Bath 6f hcp (6) fm in May beating Jacquelina (9-4) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Red Alert 100-1 (9-7) Never better than mid-division, well beaten from over 1f out, 11th of 13, 6l behind Danzart (10-0) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Thegreatestshowman 12-1 (9-4) Raced wide chasing leaders, led halfway until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Port Noir (9-1) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) gf in May.
Soldier's Son 22-1 (8-9) Raced centre, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, soon lost place, 10th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Connie's Rose (9-6) at Chepstow 5f hcp (6) gs in May.
