held up, headway to chase winner over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
made all, ridden 2f out, edged right and ran on final furlong
broke well, soon lost place, held up in rear, outpaced 3f out, ridden and headway 1f out, edged left and ran on inside final furlong
chased winner 6f out until over 1f out, kept on one pace
keen, held up, headway 3f out, effort 2f out, weakened 1f out
chased winner 2f, close up, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong
The consistent Usk Poppy gets the nod in the finale in which Dash To The Front and My Princess can be fancied to thrown down stern challenges. Last year's winner of this race, My Princess, has dropped to a handy mark and appears to be running into good form. She has been hard to win with though and is not one to rely upon too heavily in a finish. Dash To The Front has stacks of scope for improvement and, as his yard has done very well with similar types, this son of Diktat is sure to be a popular choice in the betting. However, he will help to make the price for Usk Poppy, who has really got his game plan intact and, with the ground not expected to be a problem, David Elsworth's charge is best value option in the last race of the day at Headquarters.
Dash To The Front 4-9fav (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, led 1f out, ridden out, won at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Jul beating Esteem (9-3) by 2l, 13 ran.
Ginger Spice (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Led, hung right and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5l behind Kindlelight Debut (9-7) at W'hampton 7f fll hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Goodwood March 25-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Grand Entrance (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Panic Stations 10-1 (9-4) Prominent, chased winner over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 15, 2l behind Blue Empire (9-10) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul.
Lady Cree (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Keen in rear, held when hampered 2f out, 9th of 10, 13l behind Cool Ebony (9-5) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp (5) frm.