held up in rear, brief effort on inside over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten
held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, edged left and kept on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, struggling straight, always behind
pressed leader to over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, running on when hampered inside final furlong
chased leading pair, 3rd straight, went 2nd 2f out, to over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, 4th straight, led over 2f out, hard driven final furlong, held on gamely
never travelling in rear, struggling straight
soon in touch, effort over 2f out, no impression on leaders when hampered over 1f out
mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, driven on outside to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
in touch, 6th straight, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, not quite get up
slowly into stride, behind, pushed along early straight, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up towards rear on outside, headway on outside over 2f out, soon chased leaders until weakened over 1f out
Little White Lie heads the short-list from Vitznau and Dream Lodge. Vitznau got the better of the selection in a seven furlong handicap at this meeting last year but was in receipt of 18lbs on that occasion. Vitznau's obviously improved whilst our selection has failed to win in that period but there are reasons for believing that he can exact revenge. He made a pleasing debut for his new yard when second to the talented Bushman and can come on for that run. He races from the same mark, handles the track and ground and has the tactical speed to hold a decent position if the field tacks across to the stand side which is often the case on soft ground. Ryan Moore rides this track well and he should have Dream Lodge in the right place throughout and he looks poised for a big run but probably needs the ground to dry out if he's to win. Vainglory, a stablemate of Bushman, is progressive but may find this test on the sharp side; Unshakable has gone well fresh and won this last year so can't be ignored but a bigger threat may be Royal Power who ran somewhere near his best on debut for his new yard last time. Preference, though, is for LITTLE WHITE LIE.
Fajr (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, outpaced, never troubled leaders, 6th of 7, 11l behind Nota Bene (9-1) at Great Leighs 6f stk (3) pol in May.
Vitznau (IRE) 11-4fav (9-3) Held up 5th, effort over 1f out, not pace to challenge, ran on well towards finish, not reach leaders, 5th of 6, 2l behind Dark Islander (9-3) at Lingfield 7f stk (3) pol in May.
Charlie Tokyo (IRE) 10-3 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 13l behind Championship Point (9-0) at Ripon 1m 2f stk (3) gs in Apr.
Prince of Light (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Started slowly, in rear, well behind final 2f, 9th of 12, 28l behind Championship Point (9-2) at Ascot 1m 2f lst hcp (1) gs.
Royal Power (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Charlie Farnsbarns (9-4) at York 1m 1f stk (3) gf in May.
Emerald Wilderness (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Great Leighs 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Apr beating Hazzard County (8-10) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Little White Lie (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Behind, ridden over 2f out, stayed on, no chance with winner over 1f out, took 2nd near finish, 2nd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Bushman (9-2) at Sandown 1m hcap (3) sft in May.
Annemasse 7-1 (8-7) Led early, chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 6, 10l behind Mia's Boy (8-7) at York 1m lst hcp (1) gf in May.
Dream Lodge (IRE) 11-1 (8-10) In touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Celtic Sultan (9-4) at Chester 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May.
Mujood 10-3 (9-3) Chased winner throughout, ridden 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Salient (8-9) at Goodwood 1m hcap (2) sft in May.
Vainglory (USA) 7-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden 4f out, proved under pressure over 2f out, led just inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, nk behind Art Man (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m 2f hcap (3) pol in May.
Unshakable (IRE) 50-1 (8-5) Prominent over 6f, 21st of 34, 16l behind Pipedreamer (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcap (2) gf in Oct.
Kingsdale Orion (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Held up mid-division, some headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 15, 16l behind Proponent (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcap (2) gf in May.
Prince Of Thebes (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Always prominent, ridden to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Phluke (8-13) at Warwick 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
