soon towards rear, never dangerous
led, headed just inside final furlong, no extra
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
reared start, towards rear, headway halfway, effort 2f out, weakening when bumped and stumbled near finish
chased leaders, effort 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, weakened 2f out
The vote here goes to Colonial Girl ahead of Sir Loin and Brut. The selection looked promising early on as a juvenile, but her form dipped later. However, the application of an eyeshield last time seemed to bring about some improvement this season. With it left on again today, we take her to land what is, overall, a modest race. Crowberry showed promise on his all-weather debut, but the form is modest. Sir Loin has run solid races in handicaps from a mark of around 60, so you have your benchmark for the form right there, similar comments applying to Brut. The best of Our Little Secret's form is just behind this, but you cannot dismiss her chance, while Real Bond, who is rated just behind the pair mentioned, might improve for the drop to five furlongs for the first time. The others would need to find improvement or look unlikely to score on their debuts so, once again, for the winner, we return to Colonial Girl.
Crowberry 9-2 Outpaced towards rear, ridden halfway, stayed on approaching final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Vaudevire at W'hampton 5f mdn clm pol in Apr.
Sir Loin 25-1 Behind stand side, ridden and hung right from 2f out, never dangerous, 17th of 19, 14l behind Mynd at Ripon 5f app hcp hvy in Apr.
Brut 6-1 Led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Joyeaux at Haydock 5f 3yo hcp sft in Apr.
Chrissam Express (IRE) Fayruz gelding, brother to 6f winner Nebdi.
Real Bond 9-1 Pulled hard in front, ridden and edged right over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 18, 3l behind Straffan at Redcar 6f app clm gd in Apr.
Swing 50-1 Slowly into stride, held up, not clear run on rails over 4f out, some headway over 2f out, soon struggling, 12th of 14, 14l behind Vanadium at Nottingham 6f 3yo mdn aut .
Colonial Girl (IRE) 14-1 Towards rear, pushed along halfway, stayed on same pace final 2f, 4th of 10, 9l behind Orphan at Newcastle 6f 3yo hcp gs.
Our Little Secret (IRE) 11-4 Went right start, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 9, 5l behind Conjecture at Musselburgh 5f 3yo hcp gd in Apr.