held up towards rear, good headway out wide over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, won going away
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened quickly final 100 yards
rearing in stalls, tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 110 yards, weakened and lost two places towards finish
slowly into stride and awkwardly away, always towards rear
held up, smooth headway tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards
held up off the pace in last pair, plenty to do over 1f out, strong run out wide inside final furlong, went 2nd post, no chance with winner
held up towards rear, good headway out wide chasing leaders 7f out, pushed along 3f out, soon outpaced and weakened
steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, never involved
tracked leaders out wide, niggled along over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, weakened inside final furlong
held up in mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, switched right and stayed on inside final furlong, almost snatched 2nd, no chance with winner
Brilliant Blue has been thereabouts over a mile on the Turf while Streetstorm was narrowly beaten over the same distance here last time. Optik moves in the opposite direction having placed over 1m4f recently but NAASMA was beaten only a neck over track and trip before facing a more difficult task at Goodwood and she gets the vote.
Naasma (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Midfield, dropped to rear 3f out, soon pushed along and outpaced, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 9, 3l behind Trais Fluors (9-12) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Brilliant Blue (IRE) 2-1fav (9-8) Raced keenly, soon steadied mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway near side of group over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, lost 2nd inside final 100 yards, lost 3rd post, 4th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Free Step (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (6) gf in May.
Control 14-1 (9-9) Midfield, outpaced before final two furlongs, gradually weakened, 11th of 13, 13 1/2l behind Mr Zee (9-5) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in May.
Gautrey 250-1 (10-0) Always towards rear, 11th of 12, 20 3/4l behind New Business (9-4) at Kempton 7f stks (4) pol in Jun.
Streetstorm 7-1 (9-9) Midfield, ridden 2f out, briefly short of room over 1f out, headway 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, just denied, 2nd of 9, shd behind Buy The Dip (9-11) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Zebra Star (IRE) 33-1 (9-8) Took keen hold, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 11 1/4l behind Golden Maverick (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in May.
Headshot 16-1 (8-13) Raced keenly in mid-division, some headway on inside over 1f out, soon ridden and beaten, 11th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Cicely (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Ectocross (FR) 9-1 (9-3) Held up, outpaced before halfway, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 14 1/2l behind Shazam (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in May.
Lady Bryanston (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Reluctant to load, midfield, outpaced 3f out, modest gains inside final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 12, 8l behind Shazam (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in May.
Flying Panther 100-1 (8-11) Restless in stalls, tracked leaders on inside, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 13 3/4l behind Lucky Fifteen (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Optik (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Raced in 3rd out wide, went 2nd halfway, pushed along over 4f out, never any chance, 2nd of 4, 21l behind Greek Giant (9-7) at Brighton 1m 4f stks (6) gf in Jun.
