held up, headway 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reached winner
in touch, led over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, was ridden to lead approaching final furlong, edged left under pressure inside final furlong, kept on
led and was headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, effort over 1f out, soon weakened
dwelt and towards rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, no extra inside
Violet Park is taken to defy a penalty against In The Pink, La Vie Est Belle and Mount Hillaby in an open looking affair for fillies. Violet Park paid to follow last season and did not take long to make her mark when scoring at Lingfield just three days ago. It has to be said that she was a wee bit lucky to keep the race as she veered across in front of the more fancied Lord Links, but she was a bit fresh that day and hopefully will have calmed down enough to defy a six-pound penalty. La Vie Est Belle's second to Mecca's Mate at Musselburgh in April reads well now, but that was over five furlongs, while In The Pink is five-pound better off with Pintle for finishing the same amount of lengths behind that rival at Newcastle last term, but both make their seasonal return today. Mount Hillaby in contrast has already had four runs this year, has winning form to her name and likes fast ground. It would be no surprise were she to reverse recent Hamilton form with River Of Babylon on the faster ground, while Najaaba will appreciate the drop in grade after tackling Listed company at Goodwood but would prefer softer terrain underfoot, and all in all, Violet Park has the scope to progress enough to win again.
Najaaba (USA) 25-1 Held up, effort on outside and driven 3f out, soon beaten, 5th of 6, 28l behind Aldora at Goodwood 1m lst stk gd in Apr.
Violet Park 33-1 Raced keenly in touch, ridden and led over 1f out, hung left well inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Lingfield 1m stk beating Lord Links by a nk, 14 ran.
River of Babylon 11-4fav Took keen hold, tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on but headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Dispol Veleta at Hamilton 1m fll hcp gs.
Pintle 2-1fav With leader, led over 2f out, pushed clear final furlong, won at Newcastle 7f stk (D3) gf in Sept beating Reidies Choice by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Summer Shades 12-1 Held up, steady headway 3f out, not clear run over 1f out, switched right and ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Plausabelle at Lingfield 1m fll hcp (E3) pol in Feb.
Mount Hillaby (IRE) 14-1 Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Dispol Veleta at Hamilton 1m fll hcp gs.
La Vie Est Belle 8-1 Dwelt, soon in touch far side, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 18, 1 1/2l behind Mister Mal at Ripon 6f hcp sft in Apr.
In The Pink (IRE) 4-1 Towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway under pressure 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Pintle at Newcastle 7f stk (D3) gf in Sept.
