raced stands side, in touch, weakened 2f out
race stands side, held up, good headway to leave that group over 1f out, ran on well
raced far side, held up, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, ran on well to lead that group near finish
raced far side, held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, switched right to challenge and edged left under pressure over 1f out, kept on
race far side, tracked leader, led group over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, faded
raced far side on outer, in touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
raced far side, tracked leaders going well, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed towards finish, kept on
raced far side and always behind
raced stands side, chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced far side, led that group to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
race stands side, led that group after 1f, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced stands side, led group for 1f, stayed prominent until weakened 2f out
A chance is taken with Mandarin Sprit, who is in fine form and starts the turf season on a fair mark. Mimic is also in good heart and, along with Red Monarch, can provide the selection with a stern test. Mimic should handle the ground and has almost the best of the draw. She goes well at this track and will be hard to keep out of the frame. Red Monarch has also fared well with the draw and comes here on the back of an improved effort last time out. He returns to turf on a reasonable rating and also has a live chance of at least a place on these terms. However, Mandarin Spirit is just preferred on this occasion. Greg Chung is keeping the five-year-old busy of late and has already reaped a fair return with victories at Lingfield and Wolverhampton from the last couple of months. It will be no surprise to see his All Weather supporters come out in force for him today. As a previous course winner, Mandarin Spirit also knows his way around here very well and, as he can be relied upon to be finishing strongly, he may well have events unfold exactly to his liking this afternoon.
Mandarin Spirit (IRE) 8-1 Led, came stands' side home straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 15, 4 1/2l behind Zhitomir at Catterick 7f hcp gs.
My Only Sunshine 7-1 Chased leader far side, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Ulysees at Hamilton 6f hcp gs in Apr.
Pure Imagination (IRE) 7-1 Towards rear, headway on rail and close up 2f out, no extra final furlong, 8th of 20, 3 1/2l behind Oeuf A La Neige at Windsor 6f hcp (E3) sft in Oct.
Sewmuch Character 10-1 Held up, headway over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 3/4l behind Gone'n'dunnett at W'hampton 6f hcp pol in Apr.
Siraj 4-1 Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 7l behind No Grouse at Southwell 7f hcp gf in Apr.
Physical (IRE) 16-1 In touch on outer, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 17, 16l behind Banknote at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp gd in Apr.
Red Monarch (IRE) 9-1 Prominent, ridden over 2f out, led entering final furlong, kept on, headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Wainwright at Southwell 6f hcp fbs in Apr.
George Romney (USA) 33-1 Led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Gilded Cove at W'hampton 6f clm pol in Apr.
