led, headed well over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders in 3rd and keen, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression
slowly away, in rear, headway over 5f out, soon chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
towards rear, soon in rear, headway 3f out, led well over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd place inside final furlong, no extra
tracked leader, led well over 2f out, soon headed, regained lead over 1f out, stayed on well to go clear inside final furlong, eased towards finish
JUST LILLE is racing back at a more suitable level having been well beaten in much better company on her last couple of starts. She landed a double in claimers last year and will take the beating if anywhere near her best today. Bollin Dolly looks the biggest threat as she's also dropping down from handicap company, although she hasn't raced since last summer, while Sharp Sovereign and Stansonnit have plenty to find at the weights and arrive in woeful form anyway. Santiago Boy makes his belated debut on the Flat having shown little over hurdles or in bumpers so far.
Sharp Sovereign (USA) 8-1 (9-1) Held up, ridden halfway, outpaced over 3f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 8, 10l behind Kingaroo (8-9) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Apr.
Stansonnit 22-1 (9-2) Always in rear, 11th of 14, 18l behind Fluctuation (8-10) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan.
Santiago Boy 200-1 (10-11) Held up mid-division and keen, headway after 4 out, weakening when fell 2 out, in a race won by Ingleby Spirit (11-11) at Musselburgh 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Jan, 10 ran.
Abernethy (IRE) 18-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reached leaders, 5th of 9, 7l behind Garstang (9-3) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Bollin Dolly 11-2 (9-13) Pulled hard tracking leaders, soon steadied into mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on well, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Number Theory (8-8) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jul.
Just Lille (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 8l behind Eternal Heart (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f stks (2) gd in Apr.