chased leaders near side, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders centre to halfway, ridden and weakened rapidly from 2f out
chased leaders centre to halfway, soon weakened
tracked leaders centre, ridden to chase winner 1f out, well held when no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders near side, effort well over 1f out, hung left and no extra inside final furlong
mid-division near side, headway over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner well inside final furlong but no chance
in touch centre, to over 2f out, soon weakened
started slowly, always in rear near side group
started slowly, raced centre, behind, soon hung left, kept on final 2f, never near leaders
prominent near side until weakened over 1f out
led centre until headed 2f out by near side group, weakened final furlong
started slowly, behind near side, ridden 3f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish
raced near side, led after 1f, ridden and led over all 2f out, ran on strongly, driven out
always behind near side, never near leaders
led near side 1f, stayed prominent until weakened over 1f out
always behind near side
started slowly, always behind centre group, never a factor
held up mid-division nearside, ridden 3f out, no headway
behind near side, kept on from over 1f out, not reach leaders
Empress Jain can defy a 4lb penalty at the expense of the equally in-form Mutamared, with Merlin's Dancer, Corridor Creeper and Intriguing Glimpse seen as other obvious threats. There are some real speedsters on show here, including four from the Dandy Nicholls yard, last year's winner Fire Up The Band, Peace Offering, Continent and Merlin's Dancer. Best of the quartet this time could well be Merlin's Dancer who is able to race off a 5lb lower mark than when making all at Chester despite his 4lb penalty. However, even he will do well to stop Empress Jain from cracking out and galloping her way to victory judged on what we have seen so far from Michael Jarvis's filly. She lines up unbeaten on each of her last three visits to the racecourse, including when defying a 15lb rise at Chester where she did not see another rival. Even with a penalty she is able to race off a 3lb lower mark than her present handicap rating, and should take some catching. If the ground dries out then Mutamared will be a major threat. Connections have the Wokingham in mind, but he has been campaigned over six furlongs of late, and although he will be coming there at the end, the trip might just find him out. The locals will be cheering on Intriguing Glimpse who has a plumb draw in stall one, but the class act is the flying filly Empress Jain who looks the one to beat.
Corridor Creeper (FR) 11-10fav (9-3) Always a leader, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 4, 3 1/2l behind The Lord (9-3) at Goodwood 5f lst stk (1) sft in May.
Fire Up The Band 10-3 (9-10) Reared start, soon led, ridden approaching 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened and eased, last of 4, 15l behind The Lord (9-3) at Goodwood 5f lst stk (1) sft in May.
Texas Gold 33-1 (8-13) Raced stands side, held up, ridden to chase leaders halfway, weakened over 1f out, 18th of 22, 12l behind Dandy Man (8-4) at Newmarket 5f Grp 3 (1) gf in May.
Sierra Vista 5-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Corridor Creeper (8-12) at Beverley 5f stk (2) gs in May.
Green Manalishi 9-2 (9-3) Held up behind leaders, switched right and headway over 1f out, pressed winner throughout final furlong, not run on, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind The Lord (9-3) at Goodwood 5f lst stk (1) sft in May.
Bond City (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Chased leaders stand's side group, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, last of 21, 11l behind Out After Dark (8-12) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-110 (2) gf in Sept.
Fromsong (IRE) 25-1 (9-8) Chased along mid-division, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 11, 2l behind Trinculo (8-12) at York 5f hcap (2) sft in May.
Cape Royal 12-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5l behind Prince Namid (9-0) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-105 (2) hvy in May.
Mutamared (USA) 12-1 (8-11) Raced centre, chased leaders, switched left and ran on strongly to lead well inside final furlong, won at Newmarket 6f hcap (2) gf in May beating Ice Planet (8-8) by 1/2l, 26 ran.
Peace Offering (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Bumped soon after start, mid-division, lost place halfway, keeping on when not clear run inside final furlong, never dangerous, 11th of 15, 5l behind Merlin's Dancer (8-8) at Chester 5f hcap (2) gf in May.
Zowington 15-2 (9-4) Towards rear, soon outpaced, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 6th of 11, 4l behind Trinculo (8-12) at York 5f hcap (2) sft in May.
Merlin's Dancer 11-2 (8-8) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Chester 5f hcap (2) gf in May beating Judd Street (8-7) by 3/4l, 15 ran.
Continent 20-1 (8-10) Towards rear, never dangerous, 12th of 17, 15l behind Borderlescott (9-1) at York 6f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in May.
Desert Lord 25-1 (8-10) Hung left soon after start, in touch, lost place halfway, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 15, 3l behind Merlin's Dancer (8-8) at Chester 5f hcap (2) gf in May.
Jayanjay 12-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden to chase leader 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 6th of 12, 3l behind Algharb (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in May.
Empress Jain 13-8fav (9-4) Made all, edged right most of way, ridden over 1f out, all out, won at Chester 5f 3yo hcp (2) gf in May beating Green Park (8-11) by a nk, 12 ran.
Hoh Hoh Hoh 18-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 7l behind Corridor Creeper (8-12) at Beverley 5f stk (2) gs in May.
Intriguing Glimpse 9-2fav (9-6) Reared start and very slowly away, not recover, last of 9, 8l behind The Jobber (9-4) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in May.
Night Prospector 14-1 (9-0) Towards rear, switched right, headway 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, kept on, always held by winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind The Lord (9-8) at Goodwood 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in May.
Caribbean Coral 25-1 (8-4) Hampered start, behind, effort when not clear run over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 9th of 15, 4l behind Merlin's Dancer (8-8) at Chester 5f hcap (2) gf in May.
