steadied start, held up in rear pair, going well enough 2f out behind leaders, shaken up over 1f out, went left when driven and again went right inside final furlong, not run on
tracked winner, ridden to challenge approaching final furlong, slightly short of room on rail inside final furlong, but not trouble winner
held up rear pair, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd well inside final furlong, not trouble winner
chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, not quicken and one pace final furlong
made all, led, kept on well under pressure, edged slighly right inside final furlong, ran on and in command final 100 yards
A tight finale, with most of these having racked up a number of wins, but we'll side with a maiden, and that's RATHLIN LIGHT, who we prefer to Ask Jenny and Cosmic Destiny. Walter Swinburn's filly is bottom weight, and given a tongue strap for the first time to eke out some improvement to end a couple of runners up spots this season. She's the least exposed here, with this her handicap debut on her fourth outing. She certainly looks to have this sort of race within her, if continuing on her upwards curve. Ask Jenny's not won for more than a year, and on occasions has met trouble in running. She'd need absolutely everything to drop right to be successful. Cosmic Destiny is having her 70th run, and is off her lowest mark for almost two years. She can always be relied on to run her race though. Wibbadune won this race last year, as the middle leg of a hat-trick, but hasn't shown much since, and has the most to carry. Adam Kirby was on board that day; we think he'll win it again, but this time doing the steering on Rathlin Light.
Wibbadune (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, weakened entering final furlong, 7th of 8, 8l behind Jaconet (9-13) at Redcar 5f flls hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Matterofact (IRE) 9-2 (9-12) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, held final furlong, 5th of 11, 4l behind Pinball (8-1) at Bath 6f (5) fm.
Cosmic Destiny (IRE) 5-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, keeping on at one pace and disputing second when hampered approaching final furlong, kept on after, not recover, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Ziggy Lee (8-11) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Green Velvet 10-3fav (8-10) Raced wide, held up, carried right to stands side rail halfway, hampered inside final 2f, no chance after, last of 10, 14l behind Drifting Gold (9-4) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
Kalligal 12-1 (9-8) Taken to post early, raced wide and close up, ridden halfway, carried wide bend 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 7l behind Flamsteed (8-13) at Lingfield 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Rathlin Light (USA) 4-1 (8-4) Soon pressed leader, led over 3f out, challenged inside final furlong, no extra and headed towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Chris's Jem (8-9) at Folkestone 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Ask Jenny (IRE) 9-2fav (8-1) Behind until driven and kept on from over 1f out, nearest finish, 5th of 15, 6l behind Luminous Gold (9-1) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.