towards rear, headway 2f out, effort over 1f out, soon lost action and eased, virtually pulled up inside final furlong
behind, checked on rail inside final 3f, headway over 1f out, took 2nd inside final furlong, no chance of a winner
tracked leader, ridden and edged left over 2f out, led over 1f out, drew clear inside final furlong, pushed out comfortably
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, no headway and weakened over 2f out
led, hit rail when ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd and faded inside final furlong
prominent, ridden and no impression over 1f out, soon one pace
in rear, ridden 3f out, kept on, never dangerous final 2f
close up on inside, effort under pressure 2f out, not quicken and weakened over 1f out
started slowly, held up towards rear, headway and wide straight 3f out , outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened
Modest fare to round off the meeting and this appears to be a good opportunity for Alexander Guru to make amends for a handful of near misses. Ardmaddy and Critical Stage are old hands at this level and should again make the rest aware of their presence, while Sol Rojo wins in his turn and, with his rider's 5lb claim helping to combat top weight, he cannot confidently be ruled out. A case can also be stated for Floodlight Fantasy, who is a previous course and distance winner that has very little to find to get competitive. However, Alexander Guru has a more appealing profile and he is fancied to out-gun this lot when push comes to shove.
Sol Rojo 9-1 (8-6) Towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 12, 5l behind Amanda Carter (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp (5) gf in May.
Alexander Guru 9-1 (9-0) Held up 4th, ridden to join leader, every chance well inside final furlong, soon headed, outpaced by winner, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Our Kes (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2f hcap (6) pol in May.
Tomina 25-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, ridden and effort from 3f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 13, 10l behind Colloquial (9-11) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sept '05.
Ardmaddy (IRE) 3-1jt-fav (8-9) Always prominent, 2nd over 5f out, led 3f out, clear 2f out, stayed on, won at W'hampton 1m 4f app hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Still Dreaming (8-6) by 2l, 9 ran.
Critical Stage (IRE) 13-8fav (8-9) In touch, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, stayed on final 2f, 4th of 5, 4l behind My Friend Fritz (9-2) at Southwell 1m 4f clm (6) fbs in Feb.
Floodlight Fantasy 8-1 (9-0) Mid-division until weakened 2f out, 10th of 16, 9l behind Princelywallywogan (8-13) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May.
Saloon (USA) 7-1 (9-5) Always in rear, 11th of 12, 24l behind Me Fein (9-8) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in May.
Mixing 9-2 (8-11) Mid-division, headway 2f out, chased wiiner inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 13, 4l behind Floodlight Fantasy (8-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Spellman 18-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 15, 27l behind Cavendish (8-8) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Apr.
Nothingtodeclaire 25-1 (8-4) Behind, never a factor, 7th of 8, 20l behind Sun Catcher (8-8) at Southwell 1m hcap (5) fbs in May.
