mid-division, headway 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, not reach winner
behind, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten
mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, soon weakened
tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon one pace
held up towards rear, strong headway over 1f out, soon switched left to challenge, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on
held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, not recover
chased leaders, hard ridden and effort over 1f out, no extra final furlong
held up, never dangerous
prominent, hard ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened
led, hard ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on under pressure
chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon one pace
The winners have been returned at tasty double figure prices in the last couple of renewals of this, and it looks another open affair, with marginal preference being for DIAMOND SURPRISE ahead of Onceaponatime and Perfect Act. Diamond Surprise has been very consistent, and makes his debut for his new trainer after last being seen in February. If stripping fit, he should be involved at the business end, but one concern maybe the surface, as his previous good runs have come on the fibre sand at Southwell. Onceuponatime hasn't won since last summer, but posted his best effort for a while last time out, and has won off a much higher mark. A similar run could be more than enough. Perfect Act had been running over further until dropped back for his last couple of runs at Kempton, in which he's finished third. He's not been able to follow up his debut success though which came two years ago. It's a trappy affair, and the market may help guide us on the day, but in advance of that we'll support Diamond Surprise.
Sister Clement (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, never near leaders, 9th of 12, 6l behind Peper Harow (7-13) at Nottingham 6f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.
Requisite 12-1 (8-12) Outpaced, headway centre 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 4l behind Magical Speedfit (8-4) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Musical Script (USA) 6-1 (9-0) Keen, soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 11l behind Dvinsky (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Space Station 7-1 (8-2) Mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 4l behind Lindoro (9-3) at Epsom Downs 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Perfect Act 8-1 (8-13) Switched right soon after start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Fantasy Gladiator (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Billberry 13-2 (8-12) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 12, 3/4l behind Dvinsky (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Onceaponatime (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Always prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind River Kirov (9-9) at Wolverhampton 6f clm stks (6) pol.
Diamond Surprise 12-1 (8-8) Prominent, ridden along over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 3rd of 7, 9l behind Miss Christophene (8-10) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Feb.
Gentle Guru 20-1 (9-5) Slightly hampered start, tracked leaders and keen, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 4 1/2l behind Trade Centre (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep.
Song of Praise 33-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 12, 6l behind Fantasy Gladiator (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Quasi Congaree (GER) 13-2 (9-2) Chased leaders until halfway, last of 13, 10l behind Liberty Island (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Kyllachy Storm 8-1 (8-8) Stumbled start, missed with leader, lost place 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 8l behind Filligree (9-3) at Bath 6f hcp 0-85 (4) fm in Sep.
