quickly away, led, ridden and quickened 2f out, faced sustained challenge over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on well
held up in touch, ridden 2f out, went third inside final furlong, plugged on one pace, no match for front pair
close up, ridden and quickened to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, asserted well final 100yds
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, no extra final furlong
in touch, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
None of these have looked like winning so far and all make their handicap debuts. ROCK GIRL finished runner-up over the minimum trip here earlier without threatening the winner though this extra distance should suit. Royal Mariner has shown slight improvement with every start so far and the same can be said of Destiny's Spirit though Poppy Field and Padre Daniele have gone backwards.
Rock Girl (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Held up in mid-division, driven along when outpaced over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, never a factor, 5th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Union Court (9-2) at Leicester 5f stks (5) gd in May.
Padre Daniele 33-1 (9-7) Slowly away, held up, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong for never threatening 5th, 5th of 13, 7l behind Terrimia (9-2) at Windsor 5f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Royal Mariner (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, wide and effort over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Bluelight Bay (9-7) at Windsor 6f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Destiny's Spirit 33-1 (9-2) Never better than mid-division, 5th of 6, 6 1/4l behind Tagline (9-2) at Windsor 5f fll stks (4) sft in Jun.
Poppy Field (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Led 1f, tracked leader until halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 21 3/4l behind Lion Of War (9-7) at Leicester 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.