tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on same pace
tracked leaders, chased winner over 3f out until 1f out, kept on one pace
soon led, ridden and headed 4f out, weakened 2f out
raced wide, mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase winner 1f out, unable to quicken and lost 2 places near finish
always in rear
led early, tracked leader, lead again over 4f out, ridden 2f out, ran on gamely
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, effort inside final furlong, ran on
held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, ran on to take 2nd near finish
The drop in trip looks likely to suit TOWBAAT and Michael Jarvis' filly is selected here ahead of Bin Shamardal and Seafarer in a very competitive handicap. The daughter of Halling is likely to get ten furlongs in time but she seemed to falter up the Sandown hill last month and it is no real surprise to see connections drop her in trip. Her mark of 78 may still be a tad on the high side considering she didn't beat much at Kempton in April but she is still open to more improvement. Frankie Dettori hops off to ride Pentominium for Mark Johnston. This Dubai Destination colt was last seen winning at Lingfield in February but he made hard work of beating a rival rated 60 so this opening mark of 73 is going to ask some questions. Golden Tiger has had three Southwell runs including a claimer and is hard to fancy, Edition caught a tartar in Avon River at Windsor and is respected off bottom-weight, whilst the drop in trip looks likely to suit Fonterutoli after a Lingfield flop last time out. A flat mile should see Jupiter Fidius in a better light, Dolphin Rock is not ignored given his progressive profile for a shrewd yard, whilst Irish Eyes have been giggling rather than smiling at his three efforts to date. Spoken is dropping in grade and is another for whom the return to a mile is a plus, Con Zur hasn't gone on since a winning debut at Newcastle, whilst William Morgan lost his race before the start at York last time and is worth another chance. Bin Shamardal beat little at Beverley and looks too high in the weights judging by his Redcar flop, so a bigger threat will be Seafarer. Brian Meehan's colt was ponied to the start at Bath on debut and rewarded the time and effort with a strong late run to collar High Importance and hold on well. The form looks modest with several letting the form down since however this fellow is open to plenty of improvement and having made 175,000 guineas as a two-year-old hope are high that he can go on to bigger and better things. Intriguing fare then, with the vote going to the filly Towbaat.
Towbaat 8-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, led narrowly approaching 2f out, headed and no extra just inside final furflong, 9th of 13, 6l behind Agent Archie (8-10) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Bin Shamardal (IRE) 3-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway on inside over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 7l behind Caldercruix (9-1) at Redcar 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
William Morgan (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Tracked winner until ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure to regain 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Dherghaam (9-3) at York 7f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in May.
Cono Zur (FR) 22-1 (9-4) Went right start, headway to track leaders over 7f out, lost place 6f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 17l behind Caldercruix (9-1) at Redcar 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
Spoken 11-4fav (9-1) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, never a threat, 8th of 13, 6l behind Agent Archie (8-10) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Irish Eyes 150-1 (8-12) Mid-division, driven and outpaced 2f out, stayed on same pace, never on terms, 6th of 14, 11l behind Rainfall (8-12) at Thirsk 7f 3yo mdn (4) gd in May.
Dolphin Rock 9-2 (8-10) Led, ridden 3f out, pressed over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Nazreef (8-10) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) fbs in May.
Jupiter Fidius 10-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along, held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 9l behind Yashrid (9-0) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in May.
Pentominium 2-9fav (8-8) Led, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, rallied to lead again inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Lingfield 1m mdn auc stks (5) pol in Feb beating Sunley Spinalonga (7-12) by nk, 3 ran.
Golden Tiger 12-1 (9-5) Dwelt, soon pushed along in rear, outpaced and behind 3f out, ran on under stand side rail final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Set Back (8-12) at Southwell 7f 3yo clm stks (6) fbs in Mar.
Pintura 7-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 8th of 10, 14l behind Kajima (9-4) at Warwick 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.
Edition 9-1 (8-10) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not trouble winner, 2nd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Avon River (9-4) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Seafarer (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Bath 1m mdn auc stks (6) fm in Apr beating High Importance (8-12) by nk, 8 ran.
Fonterutoli (IRE) 11-8fav (9-0) Led, joined 2f out, soon ridden and headed, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 6l behind Life And Soul (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo stks 0-75 (5) pol in May.
Hail Bold Chief (USA) 40-1 (8-8) Chased winner, no chance when lost 2nd over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 16l behind Madam Macie (9-3) at Haydock 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
