in touch in 4th, went 3rd over 3f out, one pace and no impression
made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on, just held on near finish
tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along over 4f out, soon outpaced
slowly away, in rear, soon tailed off
tracked winner, ridden entering final furlong, not quicken, kept on and just held near finish
held up towards rear, went poor 4th over 4f out, no impression
Unless Fred Watson's newcomer Little Miss Nelly is above average, this looks a straightforward task for MADAME BUTTERLY. The betting will reflect that but David O'Meara's filly deserves a change of luck having only found one too good in her three runs to date and switching back to Turf won’t be a problem. Ghostly Arc hasn't raced over a trip this short since his second start while it's more than two years since Chiron has seen a racecourse.
Chiron (IRE) 4-5fav (11-4) Tracked leader, ridden over 4f out, gradually weakened, lost 3rd closing stages, 4th of 5, 36 1/4l behind Dubai Sonnet (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (6) gs in Apr.
Ghostly Arc (IRE) 18-1 (8-12) Led until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 11, 12 3/4l behind Deep Resolve (9-7) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Silva Samourai 250-1 (9-1) Dwelt, outpaced, always behind, 7th of 8, 21 1/4l behind Captain Lars (8-9) at Southwell 1m stks (6) pol in Jan.
Little Miss Nelly Misu Bond M out of Shardda.
Madame Butterfly (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Chased leader 2f, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, headway on inside to lead over 1f out, stayed on until headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Hakam (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Question Of Faith 25-1 (9-9) In touch on outside, lost place before halfway, 7th of 10, 17 3/4l behind The Tartan Spartan (8-8) at Thirsk 1m 4f mdn stks (5) sft in Apr.