behind, some headway on outside over 4f out, soon lost place and behind
tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten
towards rear, outpaced over 3f out, kept on under pressure final 2f, never near leader
tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
behind, driven over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
mid-division, effort on outside 3f out to over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace
mid-division, headway when not clear run 3f out to over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish
mid-division, lost place 4f out, soon beaten
in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
mid-division, effort 3f out to over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
led, quickened over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
behind, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, never nearer
chased leader, lost place over 3f out, soon ridden and outpaced, weakened over 1f out
It's hard to oppose any Mark Johnston horse at the moment, and so we won't here, but give our backing to INTERDIAMONDS, who we prefer to John Gosden's two runners, Decorum and Twisted. With a big field though, some newcomers and by and large an unexposed field, we wouldn't take too short a price and we'd take note of any market moves. Interdiamonds is the yard's only runner on the card, and was runner up on debut. She may find this ground a little more to her liking, and she's got plenty in hand at the weights with some of these. The yard won this race last year, and we fancy they can do so again. Stablemates Decorum and Twisted both have disadvantageous draws, next to each other. The latter would seem to be their first choice given jockey bookings, with Jimmy Fortune on board, but there's little to choose between them on paper. Both were six figure purchases, but neither has any fancy entries. Decorum's more exposed and returns to this sort of company after an unsuccessful try in a handicap. The market can give us plenty of clues here hopefully, but we'll side with Interdiamonds.
Arch 50-1 (9-10) Slowly into stride, held up behind, effort over 3f out to over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 7th of 9, 27l behind Wood Chorus (8-6) at Ripon 1m 2f mdn stks (5) sft in Jun '08.
Born To Perform 7-4fav (11-5) Mid-division, headway 7f out, led on bit just over 1f out, shaken up, ran on well, won at Southwell 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in Apr beating Oh No Not Harry (10-12) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.
Danse On Wood 33-1 (9-3) Raced centre, slowly into stride, always in rear, ridden over 4f out, never dangerous, 7th of 8, 27l behind Gripsholm Castle (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) gf in May.
East of The Sun (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Prominent, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 12, 13l behind Grey Granite (8-13) at Haydock 1m 2f mdn stks (5) sft in May.
Khayar (IRE) 40-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden, effort 2f out, not quicken, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 18l behind Popmurphy (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Moon Money (IRE) King's Theatre colt out of Last Drama.
Racing Hero (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Tracked leader, led over 2f out to over 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Bugaku (9-7) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in May.
Real Desire 18-1 (8-12) Dwelt, always behind, 7th of 12, 30l behind Matraash (8-12) at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd.
Royal Trooper (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Held up, headway and not much room when switched left over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 9, 12l behind Mons Calpe (8-10) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Twisted 11-10fav (9-3) Held up in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway over 2f out, went moderate 3rd just inside final furlong until final stride, 4th of 11, 7l behind Senses (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf.
Interdiamonds 11-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out kept on final furlong, not reached winner, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Dubai Echo (8-11) at Ripon 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf.
Jabroot (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, ridden 4f out, stayed on from over 1f out, not reached leaders, 4th of 12, 7l behind Hallstatt (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn auc stks (5) pol in May.
Laura Land Lujain filly out of Perdicula.
Trempari 33-1 (9-13) In rear, ridden over 4f out, kept on to go moderate 4th over 1f out, 4th of 6, 17l behind King Of Wands (8-7) at Folkestone 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Apr.
Decorum (USA) 16-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, finished well to take 3rd final strides, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Simon Gray (9-4) at Newbury 1m 3f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in May.
Ruler Of All (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) In touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 12, 12l behind Sight Unseen (9-3) at Newbury 1m 3f 3yo mdn (4) gs in Apr.
California Bright (IRE) 25-1 (7-13) Held up in rear, ridden along when outpaced over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 3rd of 4, 10l behind Act Of Kalanisi (8-11) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd.
Penolva (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never nearer, 5th of 7, 10l behind Multiplication (8-11) at Warwick 1m 3f fll mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Tricky Situation 9-4 (8-9) Prominent, ridden along over 3f out, driven and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Sanctuary (9-0) at Haydock 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf.
