led stands side group, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, hung left and weakened inside final furlong
behind stands side group, ridden 2f out, one pace
held up stand-side group, headway and switched left 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on well
chased leaders stands side group, ridden 2f out, one pace
slipped start, behind stands side group, weakened over 1f out
chased leader far side group, led sole rival inside final furlong, kept on, no chance with stands side group
chased leader stands side group, ridden 2f out, one pace
led sole rival far side, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
Jilly Why is in a rich vein of form and can complete a hat-trick here, with Royal Envoy and Mondovi others to consider. The selection has won over this, the minimum trip, at both Nottingham and Thirsk, and was a ready winner of the latter earlier in the week. A 6lb penalty here does not look enough to stop her going in again and she can prevail. Royal Envoy made the most of a plumb draw when beating the in-form Dorn Dancer at Thirsk last time and has conditions and trip to suit again here. He stayed on really well that day and he is clearly in with a shout again here but a 9lb rise is a tad offputting. Mondovi has been dropped 2lb since her British debut and whether it was her mark or the quicker ground that day that proved too much for her we will probably have more of an idea about after this race. Fantasy Explorer is now on a mark from which he can be very competitive, and with ground to suit he looks capable of going close. Mambo Spirit and Bahamian Bullet look a little too high in the weights now and preference here is for Jilly Why to go in again.
Cape Royal 7-1 (8-11) Disputed lead, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 5l behind Safari Mischief (8-5) at Goodwood 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Fantasy Explorer 16-1 (8-9) Held up, in touch until weakened inside final furlong, last of 9, 3 1/2l behind Chief Editor (9-3) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Apr.
Mondovi 9-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, edged right and hampered rival soon after start, ridden and no headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 6l behind Zowington (8-13) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Royal Envoy (IRE) 11-1 (8-7) With leader stands side, ridden over 1f out, led overall inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Thirsk 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd beating Dorn Dancer (8-5) by 2 1/2l, 17 ran.
Jilly Why (IRE) 12-1 (8-2) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Thirsk 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gd beating King Of Swords (9-0) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Mambo Spirit (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, headway 2f out, no impression, 7th of 14, 7l behind Geojimali (8-5) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Bahamian Ballet 11-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Namir (8-1) at Beverley 5f hcap (4) gd.
Coconut Moon 22-1 (8-9) Chased winner, lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 13l behind Valery Borzov (9-0) at Thirsk 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
