raced wide, mid-division, ridden and lost place 5f out
in touch, ridden 3f out, no impression, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, improved on inside 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, outpaced over 4f out, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, never nearer
close up, ridden, not clear run and lost place over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner
held up, mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, weakened final furlong
held up in touch, always travelling well, lost place over 4f out, switched right over 3f out, headway to lead on bit 1f out, edged right, easy
tracked leader, ridden 4f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, always towards rear
Velvet Waters has been knocking at the door of late and can pay to support ahead of Dancing Lyra, Mexican Pete and Anuvasteel. Velvet Waters looks on a fair mark here after her last three runs that have yielded a place on each occasion. The Fulke Johnson-Houghton-trained four-year-old started the season off what appeared to be a stiff mark based on last year's efforts, but she has shown enough to suggest that there is a handicap win waiting around the corner. Whether it is Tattenham Corner remains to be seen, but the daughter of Unfuwain will bounce off the fast ground, and has a good chance in receipt of weight from most of her rivals in this class 4 contest. In contrast, in a class 5 at Yarmouth last time, she was giving well over a stone to the winner, but was not beaten too far at the finish, and so from that point of view she makes some appeal. Dancing Lyra made good headway to finish a close third at Salisbury, and with a similar effort should also be in the shake-up, while Mexican Pete is improving slowly and will be well-placed by his shrewd trainer who does well with his small string. Anuvasteel has the help of Frankie Dettori and will like the ground so is also worth a mention, but Velvet Waters deserves to get her head back in front and has a good opportunity to do so here.
Anuvasteel 10-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f, 8th of 15, 9l behind Trew Class (9-2) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gf.
Dancing Lyra 9-1 (9-10) Held up last, ridden and headway 3f out, every chance 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Topkat (9-8) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (4) gf.
Annambo 40-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, lost place over 3f out, stayed on again from over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 13, 6l behind Michabo (9-3) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gf.
Mexican Pete 16-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 11, 4l behind Dance To My Tune (8-8) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (4) gd.
Misty Dancer 66-1 (8-8) In touch, pushed along 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong but not pace of leading trio, 4th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Trew Class (9-2) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gf.
Velvet Waters 5-1 (10-0) Chased clear leader, ridden 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, never able to challenge winner, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Kind Emperor (8-10) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (5) gf.
King of Knight (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Dwelt, held up in rear, headway on outer from 3f out, stayed onto go 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Summerise (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol.
