held up, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
prominent, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders
close up, ridden over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ridden to chase clear winner inside final furlong
led after 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
led 2f, prominent, led over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong
held up, outpaced 3f out, headway and switched left over 1f out, kept on one pace
towards rear, headway on outer 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Plenty with decent claims in this. English Summer has been in fine form on the all-weather of late and has won off a higher mark on Turf before. Attwaal continues to find a bit more and beat Focail Maith at Windsor to land a hat-trick before the latter went on to score at Yarmouth last week. Both Omar Khayyam and Arch Villain should be winning again this season but it could pay to stick with SIR BEDIVERE. Brian Meehan's charge won his maiden in good style at Windsor last time and is the least exposed of the main contenders as he takes a further step up in distance.
English Summer 10-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, pressed winner inside final furlong, outpaced by winner near finish, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Noble Silk (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Feb.
Sir Bedivere (IRE) 17-2 (10-0) Led 1f, tracked leader at steady pace, led 3f out, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Apr beating Bedouin Invader (8-11) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.
Kiwayu 13-2 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, kept on under pressure, never able to challenge, 3rd of 16, 5l behind Daneking (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.
Ethics Girl (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, good headway on outside over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong and pressed for 2nd close home, no chance with easy winner, 3rd of 16, 3 1/2l behind Take Two (8-12) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Apr.
Attwaal (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Held up in mid-division, headway on outside 3f out, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead and hung right over 1f out, kept on well, driven out, won at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr beating Focail Maith (8-12) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Omar Khayyam 2-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec beating Hepworth (8-12) by 2l, 7 ran.
Arch Villain (IRE) 7-2fav (9-3) Ridden briefly leaving stalls, raced wide from others until led over 10f out, ridden over 2f out, strongly pressed over 1f out, headed narrowly inside inside final furlong, led again towards finish, game effort, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct beating Mawhub (9-1) by nk, 11 ran.
Luggers Hall (IRE) 7-1fav (8-7) Steadied start, took keen hold and held up in rear, headway on rails over 2f out, soon switched right, ridden well over 1f out, soon no impression, plugged on inside final furlong, 6th of 16, 8l behind Take Two (8-12) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Apr.
Mcbirney (USA) 8-1 (9-5) Dwelt, in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Honest Deal (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Apr.
Focail Maith 10-11fav (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out to chase leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, just held on, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Dazzling Valentine (9-0) by hd, 5 ran.
