made virtually all, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
held up in last pair, pushed along and effort 4f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in last pair, went 3rd over 2f out, soon ridden, ran on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression towards finish
led early, prominent, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no impression
took keen hold, soon tracking winner, ridden and hanging left over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
Not an easy race to call but GRANNY MCPHEE is on a roll and is nominated ahead of Desert Kiss and Sing Sweetly. The last-named is very much of interest given her excellent second to Harris Tweed in the Edinburgh Cup however she is yet to break her duck and it may pay to side with proven winners. One of those is the selection who is having a stellar season, winning three times since the turn of the year. She has a 6lb penalty to contend with today for his latest Windsor win but she is a filly on a roll and gets the nod. Tipperary Boutique pulled too hard on her comeback in a decent Newbury race so that effort is best ignored and it would be no surprise to see her run a big race from her plum draw, Hollow Green looks high in the weights after her Windsor win in May, so a bigger threat is Desert Kiss who won well at Doncaster last time out and a 4lb higher mark certainly doesn't rule her out of calculations. The vote goes to the in-form Granny McPhee.
Desert Kiss 9-2 (8-13) Made all, ridden and quickened over 1f out, kept on well, won at Doncaster 1m 2f flls hcp 0-90 (3) gf beating Lady Artemisia (9-0) by 1l, 7 ran.
Hollow Green (IRE) 10-1 (8-4) Held up in 5th, ridden along 4f out, struggling over 2f out, last of 6, 9l behind Cairnsmore (9-4) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May.
Granny McPhee 10-3fav (9-7) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on well, driven out, won at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd beating Broughtons Paradis (8-10) by nk, 10 ran.
Bagutta Sun 16-1 (9-8) Held up mid-division, pushed along 4f out, weakening and not much room over 1f out, soon eased, last of 7, 18l behind High Office (9-5) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Sing Sweetly 8-1 (7-12) Keen early, in touch, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure to go 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 15, 5l behind Harris Tweed (8-3) at Musselburgh 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf.
Tipperary Boutique (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, no real progress over 2f out, 7th of 8, 6l behind Myplacelater (8-3) at Newbury 1m 2f con stks (3) gd in Apr.
