held up in rear, headway on inner over 1f out, driven and one pace final furlong
held up, ridden over 2f out, never reached challenging position
tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
made all, ridden 2f out, hung right over 1f out, kept on final furlong
Goodbye Mr Bond, Capable Guest and Rio Riva all have formbook chances and we shall stick with Goodbye Mr Bond. Eric Alston's six-year-old was a good winner at York last month and while things did not pan out for him at Sandown, there could still be some room for improvement and he is accordingly recommended. Capable Guest is a solid enough conveyance although he has proved particularly difficult to win with in the past. Rio Riva was a good winner of an early season race at Redcar. Although his recent form is not great, he does run well in small fields and should not be too readily discounted here. El Coto continues to run well without winning. There is the suspicion that he could be better with a bit more cut in the ground and he is reluctantly opposed. Regal Royale finished fifth in the Britannia Stakes but failed to build upon that performance when down the field at Newmarket. The visor is applied for the first time. Namroud and Jubilee Street have ability but are inconsistent and will need career bests to score here. A good race in which Goodbye Mr Bond makes most appeal.
El Coto 40-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong, 9th of 20, 5l behind Fairmile (8-12) at York 1m 2f hcap (2) gf.
Goodbye Mr Bond 9-2 (9-5) Held up in mid-division, headway and effort over 1f out, kept on, not quite pace to challenge, 5th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Dansili Dancer (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Regal Royale 4-1fav (9-3) Held up, ridden 3f out, soon struggling, 11th of 14, 16l behind Dark Islander (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (2) gf.
Namroud (USA) 9-1 (8-7) In touch, led well over 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened, 9th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Salinja (9-1) at Newbury 1m hcap (2) gd.
Jubilee Street (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) In touch, driven 2f out, ridden and no impression final furlong, 4th of 8, 3l behind Joseph Henry (9-5) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-85 (4) frm.
Calcutta 14-1 (8-11) Held up, some progress over 1f out, never dangerous, 10th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Salinja (9-1) at Newbury 1m hcap (2) gd.
Capable Guest (IRE) 4-1fav (9-1) Held up, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, nk behind Salinja (9-1) at Newbury 1m hcap (2) gd.
Rio Riva 6-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway and effort well over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 9, 4l behind Flipando (8-13) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jun.
