in touch, ridden on outside 3f out, soon driven and weakened 2f out
pulled hard, raced on outside and steadied towards rear, driven on outside 2f out, soon beaten
slipped leaving stalls, keen and held up in rear, brief effort on inside 2f out, no impression
pulled head and steadied rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on final furlong nearest finish
in touch on inside, ran on inside final furlong, not reached leaders
keen, held up, driven and stayed on same pace final 2f
led after 2f, hard ridden final furlong, always holding on near finish
prominent, went 2nd 5f out, pushed along and lost 2nd inside final 2f, one pace after
Nonrunner
Porthcawl can bounce back ahead of Enford Princess, Doohulla and Aastral Magic, with Lady Georgina also worth a mention. Porthcawl is sure to a popular choice with the locals, and if Amanda Perrett's filly can reproduce the form of her Doncaster victory the time before last, then she can prove the answer. The daughter of Singspiel had it to do at the weights when subsequently fifth to Red Bloom in Listed company at Pontefract, and so that was not a bad effort. She will be more at home in this handicap, and can prove too strong for Enford Princess. The latter is going the right way based on her second to Munaawashat at Leicester, but is dropped back in trip here. In contrast, Doohulla is upped in distance after finishing fourth at Doncaster. She did not get the clearest of passages that day, and should prove troublesome despite topweight. Lady Georgina was successful over the course and distance last term, and was having her first outing in 10 months when fifth at Lingfield. She will come on for the run, but this small, compact sort may struggle to carry big weights. All in all, Porthcawl should be the one to follow here, with the drop in grade to her advantage.
Doohulla (USA) 6-1 (9-5) Held up, pushed along and not much room over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Queen's Lodge (9-0) at Doncaster 6f fll hcp (4) gf.
Porthcawl 8-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 7l behind Red Bloom (8-11) at Pontefract 1m lst fll stk (1) gf.
Najaaba (USA) 7-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 9l behind Munaawashat (8-12) at Leicester 1m fll hcp (4) gd in May.
River of Babylon 10-3 (9-0) Took keen hold behind leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 10l behind Serieux (9-3) at Thirsk 7f stk 0-80 (4) gd in May.
Enford Princess 7-2 (8-12) Close up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Munaawashat (8-12) at Leicester 1m fll hcp (4) gd in May.
Lady Georgina 8-1 (9-4) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 5l behind Violet Park (9-1) at Lingfield 1m stk (4) gd in May.
Keyaki (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden and headway on outer over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 1l behind Honey Ryder (8-8) at Newmarket 6f fll hcp (4) gd in May.
Aastral Magic 40-1 (9-4) Towards rear, effort over 3f out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, 16l behind Love Affair (8-5) at Nottingham 1m 3yo fll hcp (4) gs.