dwelt, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge
in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened
led, headed halfway, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, headway to track leaders and looking for a run approaching 2f out, switched right to challenge 1f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd close home
keen, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, no impression inside final furlong
in touch, effort to have chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in rear, outpaced halfway
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
dwelt, held up, short lived effort 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
always prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
prominent, led halfway, ridden over 2f out, ran on
mid-division, ridden and headway to have every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
Last month's contest over course and distance may hold the key to this where RACY finished just ahead of Swilly Ferry whilst Aetos was an impressive winner of his maiden but a raft of runners hold live claims. Sir Michael Stoute's runner and Swilly Ferry raced in a group of just five up the stands' side rail but clearly weren't disadvantaged as the winner was also in their group with Love Delta not far behind. Swilly Ferry may well be fancied to reverse the form as he was hampered but Racy is the more lightly raced of the pair and may, consequently, have greater scope for progress. Aetos looked green on his reappearance but looked useful when having plenty of use made of him next time but it remains to be seen whether he's mentally ready for a test of this nature so soon in his career. Monsieur Joe came home with a good late rattle at Yarmouth whilst Freeforaday, whom he beat in a maiden, improved at a rate of knots at the end of last term. Nosedive should be better suited by this trip whilst support for Bagamoyo would be of interest given that the trainer enjoyed a double on Wednesday with two runners making their seasonal reappearances. However, we are going to side with one with a run and will opt for Racy.
Singeur (IRE) 8-13fav (9-2) Keen, tracked winner, challenged over 1f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 3, shd behind Falasteen (9-0) at Leicester 6f con stks (3) sft in Apr.
Swilly Ferry (USA) 14-1 (9-4) Raced far side, in touch on rail, not clear run from well over 1f out, until got through inside final furlong, finished fast to 2nd that group, unlucky, 5th of 19, 1 1/2l behind Mister Hughie (9-4) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
Nosedive 11-1 (9-6) In rear, pushed along over 2f out, no impression on leaders, never nearer, 5th of 7, 5l behind Duchess Dora (8-12) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
Love Delta (USA) 25-1 (9-4) Raced stand side, held up, pushed along 2f out, kept on final furlong, 4th in group, 8th of 19, 2 1/4l behind Mister Hughie (9-4) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
Bagamoyo 15-8 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on, held towards finish, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Treadwell (9-2) at Kempton 6f 2yo nov stks (5) pol in Oct.
Monsieur Joe (IRE) 3-1fav (9-7) Dwelt, towards rear but not far away, ridden and headway over 1f out, driven to challenge inside final furlong, led post, won at Yarmouth 5f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Apr beating Maldon Prom (8-6) by ns, 8 ran.
Freeforaday (USA) 10-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, hampered and lost place after 1f, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-90 (4) pol in Oct beating Gouray Girl (8-13) by 1l, 10 ran.
Footstepsofspring (FR) 20-1 (9-1) Held up, switched left to outside and driven 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never going pace to get competitive, 6th of 8, 4l behind Mon Cadeaux (9-1) at Salisbury 6f 2yo stks (2) gf in Sep.
Whozthecat (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on to lead final strides, won at Thirsk 5f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Apr beating Confessional (8-12) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Hairspray 33-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, bumped and lost place 4f out, well beaten 2f out, 7th of 8, 31l behind Puff (9-0) at Newbury 7f 3yo fll Grp 3 (1) gd in Apr.
Ongoodform (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Raced far side, in touch, ridde 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 16th of 19, 6l behind Mister Hughie (9-4) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
Racy 13-2fav (8-9) Raced stand's side, tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 19, 1 1/4l behind Mister Hughie (9-4) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
Jack My Boy (IRE) 4-1 (8-1) Driven to lead after 1f, made rest, ridden and hard pressed well over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, won at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Apr beating Midnight Martini (9-1) by 1l, 6 ran.
Horseradish 6-1 (8-9) Close up, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Yarmouth 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr beating Rule Of Nature (8-8) by nk, 12 ran.
Aetos 7-2 (9-3) Went left start, made all, clear over 1f out, unchallenged, won at Lingfield 6f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Apr beating Dherghaam (9-3) by 5l, 10 ran.
Edgewater (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Soon switched right to race in rear far side, headway from 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 19, 1 3/4l behind Mister Hughie (9-4) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
