led 2f, settled 3rd, led again 3f out, strongly pressed from 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on gamely inside final furlong, in command towards finish
started slowly, behind, headway on outside 4f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
always prominent, every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
in touch on inside, headway over 3f out, challenged and every chance from 2f out, still challenging 1f out, found no extra and held towards finish
held up in rear, pushed along and some headway on inside over 3f out, plugged on same pace final 2f
always behind, pushed along and struggling 4f out, soon lost touch, tailed off and eased final 2f
close up, pushed along 4f out, ridden and stayed on from over 1f out, never going pace to trouble leaders
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, never a factor
took keen hold in touch, pushed along on inside 3f out, ridden and no impression over 2f out
tracked leader, led after 2f, headed 3f out, weakened over 2f out
took keen hold towards rear, pushed along 4f out, driven on outside and some headway over 1f out, no danger
No less than seven horses share the honour of best-in at the weights, making this a tricky puzzle to solve, but we'll take a chance with HEAVEN FORBID ahead of Mighty Clarets and Crunched. Our pick is undoubtedly speculative having failed to deliver on her debut promise, a staying-on third at Yarmouth. The winner of that contest is now rated 100 so she'd look thrown in had connections turned to a handicap, but despite the concern connections have turned to this Classified contest we'll pin our hopes on a return to rain-softened ground bringing about a return to form. She's a daughter of Pivotal out of a Benny The Dip mare so really should rate better than this grade and James Fanshawe will be keen to get a win out of her as soon as possible. Mighty Clarets comes here with solid form credentials after a good fourth last time, one that came on the back of a hard fought success at Newcastle, but we're concerned that he might need quick ground to produce his best. Crunched showed much more last time after a lacklustre return so it'd be no surprise were he to build on that with a strong run; he coped admirably with awful conditions on his debut as a juvenile and appears versatile. Similar comments apply to Search For The Key whose best effort to date came on ground with cut at Haydock last term; he's only had four starts and was well backed ahead of his debut, suggesting connections have seen something they like. Flag Of Glory disappointed many backers last time with a poor effort under a penalty but he's bred to improve for stepping up to a mile and a quarter so with the yard going well don't rule him out, but we prefer to take a chance on Heaven Forbid.
Crunched 9-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, unable to quicken entering final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Sea Of Heartbreak (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 2f 3yo stk 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Dance For Julie (IRE) 9-1 (8-10) Held up in last pair, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 6l behind Path Of Peace (8-10) at Newcastle 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.
Flag Of Glory 13-8fav (8-6) Keen, tracked leader 1f, tracked leaders after, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 10, 8l behind One Good Emperor (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Heaven Forbid 11-1 (8-12) Steadied start, in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Naddwah (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in May.
Laverre (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Led, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 7th of 15, 6l behind Sunbow (8-10) at Thirsk 1m mdn stks (5) gd in May.
Marafong 25-1 (8-10) Mid-division, edged right over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, never made any headway, 7th of 14, 6l behind Timeless Stride (9-0) at Nottingham 6f 3yo mdn aut (5) gf in May.
Mighty Clarets (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, switched left well over 2f out, challenged when not much room over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Yashrid (9-0) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in May.
Search For The Key (USA) 7-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, driven and outpaced 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, stayed on under pressure to go 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with leading pair, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Innocuous (9-0) at Southwell 1m mdn auc stks (5) fbs in May.
Sharakti (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 3f out, kept on, outpaced by winner from over 1f out, 2nd of 11, 6l behind Broughtons Swinger (8-11) at Leicester 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Snoqualmie Star 8-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 15, 8l behind Gobama (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Storm Hawk (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Raced wide, in rear, hampered over 5f out, short lived effort 3f out, 8th of 11, 19l behind Broughtons Swinger (8-11) at Leicester 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
The Starboard Bow 16-1 (9-0) Always in rear, ridden over 2f out, last of 8, 34l behind Finest Reserve (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo stk 0-75 (5) gf in May.
