rearing in stalls, slowly away, behind, headway towards far side over 1f out, soon hung right, went modest 4th inside final furlong, never able to recover
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, just held on for 2nd
soon outpaced in last pair, pushed along and struggling halfway, soon behind
chased leaders, ridden and went 3rd over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, almost snatched 2nd
raced keenly, chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
chased leader, hung badly right from halfway, ridden and lost 2nd 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
Southern Belle is penalised for winning at Ripon last month and further improvement is needed to figure. Black Bess was ahead of Jersey Breeze when scoring over 7f at Lingfield and has gone close again since but Angel Of Darkness is upped in class having also won on the all-weather in April. ISEEMIST (NAP) has been competing in Listed company of late but John Gallagher’s mare ran well in a tough handicap at Lingfield before that and has scored over track and trip before. She may come out best in this.
Southern Belle (IRE) 13-2 (9-12) Raced near side, went badly right start, soon chasing leaders, lnot clear run and switched right over 1f out, ridden to lead overall inside final furlong, ran on, won at Ripon 6f hcp fll (3) gd in May beating The Feathered Nest (8-13) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Iseemist (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Close up, pushed along halfway, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 16, 3 1/4l behind Artistica (8-7) at Nottingham 6f lst fll stks (1) gd in May.
Black Bess 11-10fav (9-9) Raced freely, led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and pressed over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied, no extra close home, 2nd of 3, nk behind Staintondale Lass (9-7) at Brighton 7f hcp fll (4) gd in May.
Belledesert 50-1 (9-3) Towards rear, short lived effort over 1f out, 11th of 16, 8 1/4l behind Artistica (8-7) at Nottingham 6f lst fll stks (1) gd in May.
Dainty Dandy (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Spiritual Lady (9-0) at Newmarket 6f lst fll stks (1) gd in Oct.
Jersey Breeze (IRE) 10-3 (9-8) In lead early, disputing 2nd as runners came into view inside final furlong, one pace, dropped to 3rd last strides, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Perfect Pastime (8-13) at Brighton 6f hcp (5) gd in May.
Angel Of Darkness 3-1 (9-6) Led after 1f, ridden 2 lengths clear over 1f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 10, hd behind Tai Hang Dragon (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr.
