stumbled start, chased leaders, headway 2f out, effort when not clear run over 1f out and inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
with leaders, every chance 2f out, ridden and kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd and held when not much room near finish
mid-division, headway 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong to chase winner towards finish, just held
led narrowly, driven and headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, no impression inside final furlong
with leader, led narrowly inside final 2f, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, edged left and no extra towards finish
mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, held on near finish
dwelt, always behind
went left and dwelt start, soon outpaced, always behind
chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, not reached leaders
MEY BLOSSOM is on a roll and can complete her hat-trick at the main expense of Tamarind Hill and Frognal. The last-named continues to attract market support before his races but his hold-up style of racing leaves him in the mercy of the gods especially over this trip. Mey Blossom is a more straight-forward option and Richard Whitaker's in-form mare has two recent Thirsk wins to her name. She seems to relish a straight sprint and should take plenty of beating under her 6lb penalty. Cape Royal is a course and distance winner and comes here in typically consistent form, Mythical Blue is nicely-handicapped now, whilst Nomoreblondes is a speedy front-runner who seems on good terms at present. Sands Crooner has four lengths to find with Mey Blossom, so a bigger threat could be Tamarind Hill who showed lots of resolution to win at Pontefract and this improving three-year-old is not discounted under just a 2lb rise in the weights. A competitive finale where the nomination goes to Mey Blossom.
Mey Blossom 15-8fav (8-8) Held up in touch, effort to squeeze between horses 1f out, soon led, idled near finish, won at Thirsk 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun beating Mullglen (9-2) by 1l, 5 ran.
Cape Royal 8-1 (9-0) Led, hard ridden and edged left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Brandywell Boy (8-1) at Salisbury 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun.
Frognal (IRE) 2-1fav (9-9) With leaders, led 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 9l behind Feeling Fresh (9-0) at Carlisle 6f app hcp (5) gf.
Mythical Blue (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Led and soon switched to far side rail, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 7l behind Present Alchemy (9-9) at Salisbury 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Nomoreblondes 13-2 (10-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Methaaly (10-0) at Leicester 5f Ladies Handicap (0-70) (3yo+) (5) gf in Jun.
Sands Crooner (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Raced stand side, chased leaders, effort approaching final furlong, soon hard ridden, kept on same pace, 4th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Mey Blossom (9-7) at Thirsk 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jun.
Errigal Lad 22-1 (9-0) With leader, led 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 6l behind Abbondanza (9-2) at Ripon 6f clm stks (5) gd in Jun.
Guest Connections 14-1 (10-7) Held up, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Ivestar (10-7) at Hamilton 6f am hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.
Red River Boy 13-2 (8-10) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Sir Mozart (9-9) at Carlisle 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.
Tamarind Hill (IRE) 8-1 (8-2) With leader, led narrowly 2f out, ridden and hung right from over 1f out, ran on, held on towards finish, won at Pontefract 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun beating We'll Deal Again (8-6) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
