keen, led 2f, led again 10f out, joined and headed 4f out, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on outer from over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon edged left, headed and no extra near finish
held up, good headway from 2f out, soon every chance, ridden edged left and unable to quicken inside final furlong
held up, headway on outer from 2f out, soon ridden to go 4th, eased and lost 4th place towards finish
close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
led after 2f, headed 10f out, chased leader until 7f out, weakened from 3f out
keen in touch, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced, switched right, stayed on to go 4th near finish
held up in rear, headway from 2f out, edged left and led well inside final furlong
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f
held up in touch, joined leaders over 4f out, soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Spring Dream and Fourth Dimension both look pretty solid but we'll take a chance with Lapina. The selection has been fairly well held on both starts this season over shorter but she ran two of her best races last season at around this trip and it may be worth giving her another chance with race fitness assured. Up In Arms lacks a run but signed off for last year in good form and could just resume in the same vein with his stable going well at present. The market should guide to his chances and those of Emile Zola but They All Laughed, Spring Dream and Fourth Dimension have more solid credentials. They All Laughed is back down to a winning mark, Fourth Dimension looks to have his optimum conditions whilst Spring Dream will benefit from stepping back up in trip and is progressive but we're going to chance our arm and select Lapina.
Corum (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, lost place on inside over 3f out, no danger after, 6th of 8, 9l behind Sir Duke (8-5) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in May.
They All Laughed 16-1 (9-6) Always towards rear, never a danger final 2f, 10th of 13, 14l behind Cleaver (9-9) at Newbury 1m 5f hcap (5) sft in May.
Spring Dream (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) In touch, headway to chase winner 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Rose Row (8-11) at Windsor 1m 4f hcap (5) gs.
Fourth Dimension (IRE) 13-8fav (9-12) Slowly away, held up in touch, improved to chase leader over 2f out, soon ridden, unable to quicken from 1f out, 3rd of 5, 3l behind Capitalise (9-0) at Yarmouth 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Up In Arms (IRE) 4-1 (8-13) In rear, headway 4f out, every chance 2f out, no extra when hung left under pressure final furlong, 2nd of 6, 4l behind Inchpast (9-13) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Liverpool Echo (FR) (9-2) Last of 18 behind Village D'eze (9-3) at Saint-Cloud 1m 2f gd in Jun '03, 18 ran.
Emile Zola 33-1 (8-8) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced, 9th of 16, 5l behind Mae Cigan (8-8) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.
Lapina (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Held up, made some headway but one pace in 4th when hung right final 2f, 4th of 11, 11l behind Dove Cottage (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Mulaazem 9-1 (8-7) In touch, every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 9l behind Tufton (9-4) at Haydock 1m 3f hcap (5) gf in May.
Muntami (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) In touch, lost place 5f out, outpaced over 3f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, 5th of 8, 8l behind Zaffeu (9-11) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Mar.
Adage 13-2 (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Spring Dream (9-2) at Bath 1m 5f fll hcp (5) gf in May.
