chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, hampered over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, always behind
prominent, ridden over 2f, not much room and weakened over 1f out
held up, headway over 3f out, hard ridden and every chance inside final furlong, ran on
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, all out
slowly into stride, keen, soon mid-division, not clear run over 3f out, ridden when switched right and headway over 2f out, ran on towards finish
slowly into stride, always behind
pulled hard, led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Temperance can land the finale at the expense of Rainbow's Classic and Makai, with Ya Late Maite and Nimble Star a couple more that catch the eye. Sylvester Kirk has booked Frankie Dettori for Temperance who went down in many notebooks when a fast-finishing second to Bon Viveur at Windsor recently. That was only her fifth ever start, and so she should improve even more, enough hopefully to open her account here, with ground and draw a plus factor. Rainbow's Classic ran well to finish fourth on heavy ground over slightly further here in May, but should do better under today's conditions, and with his stable in form, he looks one of the main dangers along with Makai, although he has more to do than when scoring at Southwell. Ya Late Maite and Nimble Star make some appeal from those down at the bottom, while any support in the ring for the Stuart Williams-trained Rationale, who makes his handicap debut, should be noted. However, Temperance very much caught the eye last time and is selected to go one better.
Temperance (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Chased leaders in 3rd, not clear run, switched left just inside final 2f, driven to chase winner final furlong, stayed on, always just held, 2nd of 14, nk behind Bon Viveur (9-5) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Rainbow's Classic 10-3 (9-3) Prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 5l behind Sir Arthur (9-3) at Ripon 1m 1f 3yo mdn (5) hvy in May.
Makai 16-1 (8-8) Prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, ran on, won at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp (5) fbs in May beating Future's Dream (8-11) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Memphis Man 4-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, soon switched right, outpaced, stayed on from over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 7th of 9, 6l behind Hillbilly Cat (8-4) at Southwell 6f 3yo clm (6) fbs in May.
Leamington Lad (IRE) 11-4fav (8-13) Raced far side, held up, pushed along halfway, never on terms, 8th of 19, 4 1/2l behind Inaminute (8-8) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp (5) gs in May.
Sgt Schultz (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Always in rear, 15th of 16, well behind Prince Picasso (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo hcp (6) gf in May.
Carrietau 33-1 (8-7) Led 1f, remained prominent, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 14, 13l behind Moi Aussi (9-1) at Southwell 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Nov.
Prince Evelith (GER) 15-2 (9-7) Behind, ridden over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, no impression, 7th of 16, 3l behind Apache Nation (9-0) at Musselburgh 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) gf.
Rationale (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, outpaced behind, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 14, 7l behind Spiritual Peace (9-3) at Southwell 6f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Eliminator 40-1 (7-9) Never better than mid-division, 13th of 14, 15l behind Hula Ballew (9-5) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Nimble Star 20-1 (7-9) Took keen hold behind leaders, ridden over 1f out, had every chance entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Next Ness (8-11) at Catterick 7f 3yo clm (6) gf.
Chia (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Mid-division, effort on outside, ridden over 2f out, no danger, 10th of 14, 11l behind Bon Viveur (9-5) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Ya Late Maite 10-1 (8-0) Prominent, driven halfway, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 2nd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Confide (9-4) at Catterick 7f mdn 0-60 (6) gf.
