Only a head separated INCLINATION and Swirral Edge at Bath last time and the pair are weighted to finish upsides over half a furlong further. They are taken to finish in the same order though as the Cox inmate may have greater scope for improvement after just four starts and his yard has enjoyed a good time of things throughout May. Plenty of the others have much to prove but Early Bird has looked a solid and reliable sort and should go well under Paul Hanagan who is reacquainted with his former boss here. The one to note in the market is Nassuvian Pearl, a winner of her sole juvenile start and thought good enough to contest the Fred Darling Stakes on reappearance when proving almost unrideable. This is a major step down from Group 3 level and she must be taken seriously despite the jury being out on the Beckett filly after those Chelmsford antics.
Swirral Edge 7-2 (9-7) Held up, headway chasing leaders 2f out, ridden and ran on to lead well inside final furlong, caught last strides, 2nd of 8, hd behind Inclination (9-0) at Bath 6f hcp fll (5) gd in May.
Serradura (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, last of 6, 4 3/4l behind Exist (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp fll (4) pol in Apr.
Equinette (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, soon tracking leader, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, chased ledaers, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 10l behind Next Life (9-0) at Kempton 6f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Sep.
Early Bird (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, effort well over 1f out, kept on well closing stages, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Crombay (8-13) at Thirsk 5f hcp fll (5) gd in May.
Nassuvian Pearl 9-1 (9-0) Awkwardly away and rider lost iron briefly leaving stalls, hung badly right and raced very awkwardly in rear, ran very wide on bend 4f out, soon eased and pulled up, at Chelmsford City 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) pol in Apr.
Lajatico 2-1fav (9-0) Chased leader, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 11 3/4l behind King of Naples (9-5) at Redcar 7f mdn stks (6) sft in Apr.
Inclination (IRE) 15-8fav (9-0) Pulled hard, held up tracking leaders, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong until well inside final furlong, rallied gamely to regain lead final strides, won at Bath 6f hcp fll (5) gd in May beating Swirral Edge (9-7) by hd, 8 ran.
Star Jeanie 12-1 (9-2) Raced wide, in touch, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 10 3/4l behind Dancing Star (9-7) at Salisbury 6f hcp (5) gs in May.
The Burnham Mare (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Pushed along in 5th and outpaced 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 9 3/4l behind Udontdodou (9-7) at Windsor 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Jess 13-2 (8-9) Midfield, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Crombay (8-13) at Thirsk 5f hcp fll (5) gd in May.
Baileys Perle (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Clear Water (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn fll stks (5) gf in May.
Shahaama 7-1 (8-11) Went left start, close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 9 1/4l behind Mustallib (9-2) at Nottingham 6f mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Lucia Sciarra 10-3 (9-5) In touch, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Birrafun (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Kingfisher Girl 25-1 (8-13) Close up, weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 17 1/2l behind Mr Orange (9-0) at Thirsk 6f hcp (6) gf in May.
