in touch early, lost place 8f out, weakened over 3f out
raced wide in rear, never troubled leaders
ook keen hold close up, steadied to rear over 8f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
in rear, headway to mid-division 8f out, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish
raced wide prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
raced wide always in rear
switched left soon after start, headway to track leaders 8f out, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
in touch, ridden and kept on one pace final 2f
led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders
Hard to get excited about any of this modest bunch but Back For Tea has been in better form of late, while Tegan may improve for the longer trip. Mountain Myst could make the frame and it would be no surprise to see Golestan Palace and Nutshell do better in time, but DIVERTING gets the vote. She finished third over C&D in January with a couple of subsequent winners behind and Willie Jarvis' filly can take this lesser contest with a similar effort.
Diverting 7-1 (9-1) In touch, headway on inside 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, well held when lost 2nd last strides, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Medaille D'or (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Mountain Myst 13-2 (9-4) Chased leading trio, reminders over 4f out, weakened well over 1f out, 5th of 7, 8l behind Mrs Neat (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Indian Wish (USA) 40-1 (8-8) Chased leader until over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, 14th of 17, 49l behind Four Nations (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.
Golestan Palace (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, under pressure over 4f out, soon beaten, 4th of 5, 27l behind Reflect (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) fm.
Nutshell 40-1 (8-12) Led after 1f, headed well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 10l behind Never Never Land (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct.
Tegan (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, hampered on rail just inside final 6f, struggling in rear over 3f out, 10th of 12, 7l behind Round Turn (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Back For Tea (IRE) 28-1 (8-6) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 7l behind Song To The Moon (9-4) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gf in Apr.
Scarborough Lily 16-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 7l behind Dragonera (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll hcp (5) pol.
Westhaven (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Slowly away, in rear, ridden and hung right from over 2f out, never dangerous, 5th of 7, 9l behind Watered Silk (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Hurricane Spear 100-1 (8-11) Took keen hold towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, no progress, last of 15, 30l behind Dubai Queen (8-9) at Goodwood 1m mdn stks (5) gf.
Sing Alana Sing 50-1 (8-0) In touch, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 9th of 13, 11l behind Anton Dolin (9-7) at Warwick 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Ippi N Tombi (IRE) 66-1 (8-6) Broke well, steadied to mid-division in chasing group, effort when short of room over 1f out, not a danger after, 7th of 10, 7l behind Jack's Revenge (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo app hcp 0-65 (6) std in Mar.
