held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace
held up, switched wide over 6f out, headway over 2f out, effort over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
chased leaders 7f
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, ran on
chased leaders, ridden to chase leader 3f out until over 1f out
slowly into stride, always towards rear
slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged left and ran on
held up mid-division, ridden and not clear run from over 2f out, never dangerous
always in rear
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
chased leader 7f
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, nearest finish
Withdrawn
The in-form Fabrian gets the nod over El Chaparral and Wild Pitch, although a careful eye should be focused on the activities surrounding Jacaranda when the betting begins in earnest. The last named ran well over course and distance when he was last seen out and will be danger to them all if repeating the effort today. This is his time of year and, having won this off a 3lb lower mark last year, he has to be respected. Wild Pitch is back in trip after winning a classified stakes over a mile and a half last month and is also capable of playing a leading role. El Chaparral is another that comes into the argument on the pick of his efforts. The good to firm ground will not be a problem for him and he could well pose the selection the most problems. However, Fabrian is holding his form well at present and, back over his most appropriate trip, he is expected to be very hard to beat this evening.
Whitgift Rock 10-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden 2f out and lost place, 7th of 12, 7l behind Iffy (8-12) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
El Chaparral (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Held up, headway when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, not clear run and switched right again inside final furlong, hampered again towards finish, 6th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Frontier (9-1) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gf.
Fabrian 6-1fav (8-1) Raced far side, led that group and overall leader, headed over 2f out, hung right final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 20, 1 1/2l behind Boundless Prospect (8-13) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gf.
Jacaranda (IRE) 9-1 (11-1) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway and not clear run over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Anuvasteel (11-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f amt hcp (5) gf in May.
Tagula Blue (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Keen, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 11l behind Grey Boy (9-3) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) gd.
Wild Pitch 6-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway and short of room over 2f out, ran on to lead near finish, won at Lingfield 1m 4f stk 0-60 (6) pol in Jun beating High Treason (8-3) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Love You Always (USA) 14-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 14l behind Dance On The Top (9-0) at Nottingham 1m stk 0-70 (5) gf.
Vanilla Moon 8-1 (8-13) Led to over 6f out, remained prominent, driven to challenge over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, 19l behind Wizard Looking (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) frm in Jun.
