chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, shaken up between horses over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish
went left and started slowly, outpaced in rear, switched sharply left to centre halfway, good headway soon after, chased leaders over 1f out, driven to narrow lead well inside final furlong, no extra and headed towards finish
chased leader on rail, led 2f out, narrowly headed well inside final furlong, kept on under pressure
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon outpaced towards rear, some headway centre over 2f out, soon beaten
led, headed 2f out, ridden and still challenging approaching final furlong, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
outpaced in last trio, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
soon outpaced in last pair, modest late headway, never in contention
Milton Bradley is double-handed with recent Wolverhampton scorer, Colourbearer, looking the likeliest of his pair after scoring at Wolverhampton last time following a series of consistent efforts. Another good run is anticipated but he's up 3lb for that success and MADAM ISSHE makes plenty of appeal to land the spoils here. Her sole victory came under today's conditions - five furlongs on soft ground - and she has been in good heart of late. Malcolm Saunders is a dab hand with his sprinters and she can land a deserved success. The Jailer and Two Turtle Doves are consistent but exposed, although both merit shortlist inclusion at this level.
The Jailer 10-1 (8-2) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 5l behind Northern Bolt (8-13) at Hamilton 5f clm stks (6) gd.
Two Turtle Doves (IRE) 11-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, led narrowly 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed indside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 12, 4l behind Ryedane (10-4) at Hamilton 6f am hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Colourbearer (IRE) 3-1fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Rainy Night (9-5) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Festival Dance 33-1 (8-10) Chased leaders on inside, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 9l behind Beauty Pageant (9-7) at Bath 5f flls hcp 0-75 (5) fm.
Riflessione 10-1 (9-6) Prominent, led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed and hung right from well over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Colourbearer (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Beachwood Bay 9-2 (9-3) Keen tracked leader, ridden to lead 1f out, headed final 100 yards, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 4l behind Edgware Road (9-3) at Hamilton 6f mdn stks (5) gd.
Madam Isshe 5-1 (8-6) Chased leader, ridden to slight lead over 1f out, kept on until not pace of winner and headed final 100 yards, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Desert Strike (9-9) at Windsor 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Lithaam (IRE) 22-1 (8-9) Led, headed 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Imaginary Diva (9-3) at Yarmouth 5f hcp 0-55 (6) gd.
Wheatfield (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra over 1 1/2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 7l behind Babel (9-7) at Down Royal 5f hcap gd in Aug '08.