in touch, effort 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
held up in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on, not reach leaders
started slowly, always towards rear and weakened 2f out
with leaders until weakened quickly 2f out
held up, stayed on steadily from over 1f out, nearest finish
prominent until weakened quickly 2f out
prominent over 3f, soon weakened
in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders to 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
started slowly, always behind
slowly into stride, always towards rear
held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
in touch, ridden and weakened quickly 2f out
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on, not pace of winner inside final furlong
tracked leader, led over 1f out, ran on well
held up in rear, ridden 3f out, never troubled leaders
prominent until 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, never better than mid-division
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace
chased leaders until weakened 2f out
In the annual cavalry charge for the Weatherbys Super Sprint, we like the look of Don't Tell Mum ahead of, mainly, Tournedos and Sienna Gold. Richard Hannon has dominated this race virtually since its inception and rarely fails to bag some money at least. The best of his four runners would appear to be Don't Tell Mum, who was sixth in a very good Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot last time. That represents very decent form and, with only 8st 2lbs on her back, she holds obvious claims. It is rare for David Barron to send one this far for a race so Imperial Sound has to be afforded respect, while Annatalia scored well last time and is well regarded by her trainer. Tagula Sunrise was a good second in the Hilary Needler two runs ago, which is fair form, while Tournedos showed very good form to be second at Royal Ascot's Windsor Castle Stakes so expect a big run from him. Bond City is weighted to get closer to Imperial Sound than he did last time out, although the draw has not been as kind to him, and Alpaga le Jomage has a couple of lengths to find with Tournedos on Royal Ascot form, as has Celtic Spa, although the latter has a relatively feather weight to carry. Grand Option has proven himself tough and, even though he has not raced for 52 days, the first time blinkers are interesting, and Sienna Gold, whose unbeaten record came to an end in the Queen Mary Stakes, is another that looks set to run a very good race. With her in mind, we return to Royal Ascot form, which looks set to play a big part here and leads us to side with Don't Tell Mum as the selection.
