always prominent, driven to lead inside final furlong, all out
held up in touch, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on well
steady start, always behind
soon led, pushed along and headed inside final furlong, no extra
prominent, under pressure halfway, lost place over 1f out
held up in touch, hard driven chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge
chased leaders, hard ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
held up in touch, raced keenly, weakened approaching final furlong
mid-division, effort over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
always behind
behind, headway over 1f out, switched left and ran on inside final furlong, never nearer
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, soon lost place
First Trim, Mandelieu and Shatter Resistant make the shortlist here with top weight First Trim taken to maintain the improvement he showed last time. Shatter Resistant is still a maiden but he ran his best race of his career when a close second at Brighton last time. Running off the same mark here, there is the suspicion however that he will once again find one too good. Mandelieu has shaped well on both his starts this season and hails from a stable in form. He is relatively unexposed and a pound lower here than when a good third recently he is respected. First Trim ran well on a couple of occasions as a juvenile and after a pipe opener, was a staying on third in a good Sandown handicap-finishing very strongly. Brian Meehan turns him out before he can be re-assessed and the hint should be taken that First Trim should not be missed.
First Trim (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Mid-division, stayed on from over 1f out,not reach leaders, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Requisite (9-9) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp (5) gd.
Magical Speedfit (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Close up, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 8, 14l behind We Have A Dream (9-2) at Leicester 6f 3yo hcp (4) gf in May.
Yankee Storm 13-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Great Leighs 5f 3yo hcp (5) pol in May beating Orpen's Art (8-10) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Orpen's Art (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Keen, with leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Yankee Storm (9-0) at Great Leighs 5f 3yo hcp (5) pol in May.
Liberty Belle (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, 9th of 12, 7l behind Requisite (9-9) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp (5) gd.
Mandelieu (IRE) 15-8fav (9-2) Took keen hold early, tracked leaders on rail, rallied under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Liberty Belle (8-13) at Folkestone 5f 3yo hcp (5) gs.
Rough Rock (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, 9th of 11, 12l behind Applesnap (9-6) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Town And Gown 10-11fav (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden approaching final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 8, nk behind Helping Hand (8-11) at Southwell 6f mdn stk (5) fbs in Jan.
Jane's Payoff (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not pace of leading pair, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Brazilian Brush (9-1) at Goodwood 5f 3yo hcp (5) sft in May.
Ramblin Bob 9-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4l behind Banjo Bandit (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Diademas (USA) 15-2 (8-10) In touch, ridden approaching final furlong, soon eased, 11th of 15, 7l behind Currency (9-1) at Bath 6f sll (6) gf.
Shatter Resistant (IRE) 8-1 (8-5) Mid-division, headway to press winner 2f out, no extra 1f out, kept on, always held final 100 yards, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Speedy Senorita (9-1) at Brighton 5f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Savannah Poppy (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Took keen hold, held up in rear, never a factor, last of 12, 8l behind Requisite (9-9) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp (5) gd.
