mid-division, headway and effort 2f out, kept on, one pace final furlong
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong to chase winner, close home
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no extra final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in touch, headway and effort over 2f out, no extra final furlong
missed break, towards rear, headway over 2f out, not much room, switched right over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on strongly
towards rear, never dangerous
slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace and beaten when not much room approaching final furlong
pulled hard, with leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened in final furlong
tracked leaders, headway 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra towards finish
A wide-open affair, but Donna's Double is well-handicapped on the best of her form and gets the vote here. Mehmaas is also back on a winning slot along with Den'S-Joy and Hormuz, the latter capable of putting in a big one every now and again. Thunderclap looked to be coming into form last time at Goodwood, has travelled a long way for this and Kevin Darley has been booked. Shifty is back to near a winning mark. Kirkham Abbey comes here in great heart but is nine-pounds higher than for his Brighton win. Overall, though, in a tricky affair, we'll go for Donna's Double.