in touch, pushed along well over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
held up, ridden 2f out, never on terms
held up in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out
held up, good headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not pace to challenge
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, switched slightly left over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, ran on strongly
chased leader, led 2f out, edged slightly right over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on but not pace of winner
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
held up, headway 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not troubled leaders
always prominent, pushed along after 2f, kept on well final furlong
held up in mid-division, pushed along 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
Royal Ascot form might come to the fore here, in which case High Reach is taken to score, with Najeebon, Dame de Noche and Willhewiz also on the list of possibles . Looking at the field. Khabfair's stable is showing signs of a revival now but this one has a 260-day absence to overcome. Don't dismiss Nivernais' chances because he is now just two pounds above a winning mark and has been campaigned over five furlongs on his last two starts. Caustic Wit continues in excellent heart although he looks to have a bit to find on Najeebon based on Salisbury form on June 8. In fact, Najeebon is now well-handicapped based on his York win of last October. Chateau Nicol has done extremely well this year and was scoring for the fourth time when winning at Kempton last time, but a two-pound rise for that narrow win will make things tougher. Willhewiz was behind Caustic Wit in a valuable race at Windsor on Saturday but comes into the reckoning based on his Newmarket win the time before that. Dame de Noche has failed to sparkle in her last two runs, although the latest of these came at Royal Ascot, but on the upside is now only two-pounds higher in the ratings than for her Goodwood win last July. Danehill Stroller was just behind her at Ascot, but High Reach was ahead of the pair of them in third in that race, the Wokingham. For us, that is the key form when assessing this contest, and Terry Mills runner is taken to defy topweight and score.