held up in rear, ridden and effort 3f out, soon no impression
slowly into stride, raced wide in rear, headway from 3f out, stayed on under pressure to take 3rd inside final furlong
raced wide in mid-division, weakened quickly over 3f out
held up towards rear, good headway 3f out, chased leading pair 2f out, switched left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
tracked leader to over 3f out, weakened quickly
raced keenly, tracked leaders to over 3f out, soon weakened
held up last, effort on outside and switched right over 1f out, no impression final furlong
pulled hard, saddle slipped soon after start, led until headed inside final 2f, stayed chasing leading pair until no extra inside final furlong
in touch, hard driven 2f out, soon beaten
always behind
held up in touch, effort on outer and driven 2f out, no impression
Chocolate Boy hit winning form last time and can follow up at the expense of Elina and Icannshift. Gary Moore's top-weight landed a Lingfield seller in good style last time, staying on well in the closing stages to beat the 72 rated Maniatis by just over a length. He does get in here on a very favourable mark and can beat this mainly out of form bunch. One that is in good heart at present is Ellina who showed improved form to finish a gallant third behind Pont Neuf her last week. A repeat of that effort would make her a big danger to all. Icannshift has to be the other for the shortlist having put in a solid display last time when chasing home Count Boris at Warwick recently. This is not a race to get too excited about but Chocolate Boy should be capable of recording back to back victories.
Chocolate Boy (IRE) 11-4 Held up, headway over 2f out, hard driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 4f sll (G4) pol in Mar beating Maniatis by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Front Rank (IRE) 4-1 In touch, led well over 5f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 16, 3l behind Parknasilla at Southwell 1m 4f mdn stk (D) fbs in Sept '03.
Laawaris (USA) 50-1 Chased leader, led after 2f, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 14l behind Sainte Just at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp (E3) pol in Jan.
Ellina 16-1 Held up, headway 3f out, chased leading pair entering final furlong, one pace and hung right final 100 yards, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Pont Neuf at Folkestone 1m 4f fll hcp sft in Mar.
Coustou (IRE) 5-1 Tracked winner, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 9l behind Anthemion at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (E) gf in Jul.
Squirtle Turtle 25-1 Led after 1f, ridden 4f out, headed over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 13, 28l behind Precious Mystery at Warwick 1m 7f hcp gs in Mar.
Chambray (IRE) 12-1 Slowly into stride, soon in touch, weakened inside final 2f, 5th of 8, 5l behind Feed The Meter at Windsor 1m 4f fll hcp 0-75 (E) gd in Jun.
Iron Mountain (IRE) 66-1 Held up behind, never troubled leaders, 9th of 14, 11l behind Esperance at Lingfield 1m 2f stk pol in Mar.
Icannshift (IRE) 20-1 Led, ridden over 2f out, hung right 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Count Boris at Warwick 1m 3f hcp gs in Mar.
Sriology (IRE) 10-1 Mid-division, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 8l behind Dhehdaah at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp gs in Mar.
Fellow Ship 25-1 Held up behind, ridden and beaten 3f out, 5th of 7, 15l behind Chocolate Boy at Lingfield 1m 4f sll (G4) pol in Mar.
Court Alliance 16-1 Held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, soon one pace, 6th of 17, 5l behind Spa Lane at Nottingham 2m hcp 0-65 (F) gf in Oct '03.
