prominent, ridden and weakened 2f out, soon eased
mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden and kept on from over 1f out
in touch, headway to have every chance over 1f out, ridden and hung left and led entering final furlong, caught post
went left start, keen in touch, ridden over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, ran on to lead post
held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
hampered start in rear, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, some headway over 1f out
slowly into stride, always in rear
led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra towards finish
hampered start, pulled hard, headway to chase leader after 1f, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
PERFECT FRIEND comes into this race in great form and is taken to continue her winning ways at the expense of Caster Sugar and Astrodome. The selection gained her second career victory at Warwick on her penultimate run and wasn't discredited when finishing second to Dametime at Chepstow last week. She runs off the same mark of 70 this time around and if she reproduces that same level of form she is sure to be in the shake up. Caster Sugar was only narrowly beaten behind the selection at Chepstow last time out. That was a personal best run but as they meet on the same terms she will have to show further improvement to reverse the placings this time around. Astrodonna carries top weight which will make life tough but she has been knocking on the door in similar races of late so can't be totally ruled out. However, Perfect Friend ticks more boxes than the majority of her rivals and is the preferred choice.
Astrodonna 15-2 (8-8) Settled in rear, no chance with leaders over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to take 3rd final strides, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind More Time Tim (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in May.
Applesnap (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Keen in touch, lost place halfway, last of 7, 30l behind To Be Or Not To Be (8-13) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Perfect Friend 5-1fav (9-4) In touch, headway 2f out, ridden to lead approaching 1f out, headed close home, 2nd of 16, nk behind Dametime (8-13) at Chepstow 6f fll hcp (5) gd in May.
Tikka Masala (IRE) 5-2fav (9-3) In touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 13, 5l behind Volochkova (9-4) at Lingfield 7f fll hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Inconspicuous Miss (USA) 18-1 (8-9) Mid-division, headway 4f out, every chance over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 13l behind Inis Boffin (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll hcp (5) pol in May.
Caster Sugar (USA) 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on, 3rd of 16, 3 1/2l behind Dametime (8-13) at Chepstow 6f fll hcp (5) gd in May.
City For Conquest (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Dwelt, behind, stayed on final 2f, never nearer, 5th of 12, 7l behind Another Try (8-13) at Southwell 6f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs in May.
Plaka (FR) 125-1 (9-7) Led, headed 2f out, hung left and weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 12l behind Standpoint (9-0) at Warwick 7f mdn stks (5) fm in May.
Superstitious Me (IRE) 40-1 (8-1) Held up towards rear, raced keenly, not clear run on inside over 2f out, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 13, nk behind Crystal Feather (8-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks 0-55 (6) pol in May.
Yughanni 25-1 (8-10) Steadied start, in rear, ridden halfway, some headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 13, 11l behind Ocean Countess (8-10) at Yarmouth 7f stks 0-55 (6) gf in May.
Alexander Loyalty (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 12th of 16, 6l behind Taurus Twins (8-12) at Nottingham 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
