mid-division, wide entering straight, ridden 3f out, no progress and soon weakened
mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, stayed on, not pace to challenge
held up in rear, kept on final 2f but not trouble leaders
held up behind, not clear run over 2f out, ridden and no headway, eased 1f out
prominent on rails, hampered and lost place over 4f out, weakened 2f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, unable to challenge and weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up, headway and not clear run over 1f out, switched right, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
towards rear, headway 3f out, not clear run over 2f out, stayed on when clear over 1f out, finish well nearest finish
pulled hard early in touch, lost place after 2f, headway on outer 2f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders
led until headed over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off
always towards rear, never a factor
always behind, ridden over 3f out, no progress
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed just inside final 2f, kept on
behind, headway on inside rail 2f out, kept on, not reach leaders
mid-division, headway 2f out, stayed to chase winner inside final furlong but always held
prominent on outer to 4f out, weakened quickly well over 2f out, tailed off
This is a smashing line-up for the Vodafone Rose Bowl and, from a shortlist that contains Fruhlingsturm, Blythe Knight, Spanish Don, Kew Green and Red Lancer, we will side with Blythe Knight. We are going to take the view here that the first-time visor will bring about the required improvement in the selection to land a race of this nature, something that this course and distance winner has always threatened to do. Now, he has collateral form with the progressive Kew Green, who has done so well this year, and Spanish Don, who also looks set to go well. Basically, Spanish Don is now eight pounds better off for the four lengths he finished behind Kew Green at Newmarket in May, and Blythe Knight is ten pounds better off for the six lengths that he was beaten. Furthermore, Blythe Knight is two pounds better off for the length-and-a-half that he was beaten by Colisay in a falsely-run affair at Newmarket on May 7th. One other form snippet is that Danelor is now ten pounds better off for the four-and-a-half lengths that he finished behind Kew Green at Kempton in April. However, in conclusion, and allowing for the fact that the course and distance Fruhlingsturm could be a danger to all on his handicap debut, and the fact that last year's Chester Vase winner, Red Lancer, now looks on a decent mark, we will side with Blythe Knight.
Fruhlingssturm 12-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 5th of 10, 8l behind Maraahel (9-1) at Chester 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) gs in May.
Colisay 3-1 (8-7) Close up, switched right over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven and headed post, 2nd of 7, shd behind Etesaal (8-7) at Newmarket 1m 2f stk (2) gf in Apr.
Boule d'Or (IRE) 7-2fav (9-0) Towards rear; last & raced wide straight; ridden & progress 300m out; ran on well final 200m; just failed, 2nd of 10, nk behind Bianconi (8-13) at Nad Al Sheba 1m 2f hcp gf in Mar.
Blythe Knight (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Dwelt, held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 17, 6l behind Kew Green (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in May.
Kew Green (USA) 9-2fav (8-10) Chased leaders, improved 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in May beating Spanish Don (9-3) by 4l, 17 ran.
Spanish Don 7-1 (9-3) Held up, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 17, 4l behind Kew Green (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in May.
Chancellor (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Held up, ridden over 3f out, no impression, 5th of 8, 11l behind Wunderwood (9-5) at Hamilton 1m 4f lst hcp (1) gd in May.
Red Lancer 16-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, hanging left but stayed on inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 5, 4l behind Persian Lightning (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 3f lst stk (1) gd in May.
Impeller (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Held up, no room from 3f out to 2f out, ran on to chase leading pair inside final furlong, no extra and caught for 3rd close home, 4th of 11, 2l behind Red Spell (8-11) at Goodwood 1m hcp (2) gd in May.
Always Esteemed (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Keen, tracked leader, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong, 10th of 17, 12l behind Kew Green (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in May.
Danelor (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Prominent, led after 2f, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 19, 7l behind Spring Jim (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in May.
Spring Goddess (IRE) 7-2 (9-10) Took keen hold, tracked leaders in 4th, ridden to lead over 1f out, held on under pressure, won at Lingfield 1m fll hcp (4) pol in May beating Zerlina (9-9) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Nightspot 5-1 (8-4) Chased winner to 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 36l behind Zero Tolerance (9-3) at York 1m 2f hcp (2) sft in May.
Eccentric (9-6) Prominent, one pace final 2f, 5th of 11, 6l behind Billy Allen (9-6) at Jagersro 1m lst stk gd in May.
Resonate (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on, nearest finish, 5th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Fisby (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (E3) pol in Mar.
Realism (FR) 33-1 (8-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Blue Monday (9-0) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.
Tuning Fork 9-1 (9-8) Led on stands' rail, headed well over 2f out, weakened quickly 2f out, 15th of 17, 15l behind Primo Way (9-9) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
