held up in rear, headway when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon clear
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden halfway, headway under pressure approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish
held up in rear, ridden halfway, not troubled leaders
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, rallied and kept on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong
led 1f, remained in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
led after 1f, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt, in rear, ridden and headway and soon every chance over 1f out, hung left and chased winner inside final furlong, kept on, no chance with winner
held up in touch, effort and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
SWILLY FERRY is selected ahead of Awzaan and Sabii Sands. Barry Hills' charge was sent off favourite for the Brocklesby in April and ran respectably to finish third but took a step backwards when beaten at Chester in May. He scored readily last month on the polytrack from Diamond Johnny G who is due to take his chance in the July Stakes earlier on the card. The runner-up's subsequent run in the Norfolk gives the Lingfield maiden form a welcome boost. Awzaan made every yard to win at Hamilton despite running a little green; he can be expected to improve and is a nice prospect. Lady Pattern beat an average field of fillies in good style at Newbury but is likely to find this tougher. Farmer Giles made his debut in the same maiden as Art Connoiseur had the previous year but had shown little until winning readily at Ripon. It's not difficult to pick holes in his form but it may just have taken a while for the penny to drop. There was no fluke about Navajo Chief's defeat of Footstepsofspring at Windsor, after which connections were considering a tilt at the Coventry so he has to be to the fore of our thoughts. Sabii Sands justified a short price readily at Goodwood despite not appearing to be fully wound up. His stable has huge strength in depth in this division and he looks above average but lacks any big race entries. An easy surface will favour The Human League who impressed in soft ground at Newcastle and holds a Gimcrack entry whilst Amary comes here rather than tackle the Group 2 Superlative Stakes tomorrow. The market may help sort them out with the majority of the field open to considerable improvement but, at this stage, Swilly Ferry is the pick.
Awzaan 11-4 (9-0) Always close up, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on, won at Hamilton 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Jun beating Paradise Spectre (9-3) by 1l, 6 ran.
Extreme Warrior (IRE) 40-1 (9-3) Dwelt, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, driven inside final furlong, ran on to lead and asserted towards finish, won at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jun beating Black Snowflake (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.
Footstepsofspring (FR) 8-13fav (9-3) Made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on, won at Windsor 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jun beating Nepotism (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Navajo Chief 50-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, effort to lead 1f out, ran on, won at Windsor 5f 2yo nov stk (5) gf in Jun beating Footstepsofspring (8-12) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Sabii Sands (IRE) 13-8 (9-3) Made all, ridden and hard pressed from 2f out, ran on well final 75 yards, won at Goodwood 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun beating Arabian Pride (9-3) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
The Human League 9-4fav (9-3) Led 2f, with leader, led again over 2f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong, won at Newcastle 6f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Jun beating Chaperno (9-3) by 2l, 9 ran.
Farmer Giles (IRE) 5-4fav (9-3) Made all, far side and overall, pushed clear over 1f out, comfortably, won at Ripon 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Jun beating George Benjamin (8-10) by 6l, 15 ran.
Swilly Ferry (USA) 5-4fav (9-3) Made all, ridden clear final furlong, won at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Jun beating Diamond Johnny G (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 11 ran.
Amary (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Slowly into strike, towards rear, headway half way, effort over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to lead near finish, won at Newcastle 6f 2yo stks (4) gf in May beating Fly Silca Fly (9-0) by 1l, 8 ran.
Lady Pattern (IRE) 4-1fav (8-6) Made all, led and soon pressed, ran on strongly from over 1f out, through clear inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Newbury 6f 2yo fll mdn aut (4) gf in Jun beating Blue Maiden (8-4) by 2 1/4l, 13 ran.
