held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
mid-division, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
close up, no extra inside final furlong
held up behind, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
mid-division and keen, weakened 2f out, soon eased
led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden halfway, soon hung left, headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, led over 3f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
chased leaders, weakened well over 1f out
Deira Dubai is taken to finally get her head in front and is selected in preference to Great Knight and Ancient Cross. The last named has been running consistently and is well worth another try over this trip. However, he does face a stiff test under the race conditions and needs to run to the very best of his abilities to prevail. Great Knight has finished second in each of his last four starts ¿ no doubt leaving his connections frustrated about what they have to do to swing results in their favour. Nevertheless, the son of Acclamation has very little to prove to at least make the frame and he is a likely candidate to be involved at the business end. However, Deira Dubai, who gets a very handy 7lb weight-for-age allowance along with the fillies weight concession, will rarely be presented with a better opportunity to finally rid herself of the maiden tag. The daughter of Green Desert does need to settle better in her races and will never be one to trust implicitly. However, she has plenty in her favour today and can have very few excuses if she does not deliver the goods this time around.
Ancient Cross 5-1fav (9-7) Prominent stands' side, effort 2f out, stayed on to lead group well inside final furlong, 2nd of 16, nk behind Ursus (8-2) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Jun.
Emirate Isle 11-2 (9-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 4l behind San Antonio (10-0) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-70 (5) hvy.
Sydneyroughdiamond 20-1 (8-7) Prominent, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong, 5th of 12, 14l behind Mandalay King (8-6) at Hamilton 6f app hcp (6) gs.
Flying Sommelier (USA) 16-1 (8-12) Led far side, ridden over 1f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 20, 13l behind Frisbee (9-7) at Ripon 6f mdn hcp (5) gd.
Great Knight (IRE) 6-5fav (9-0) With leaders, led 2f out, soon ridden and hung right, headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Lithaam (8-13) at Folkestone 5f mdn stk (5) gf in Jun.
Monte Cassino (IRE) 100-1 (8-7) Held up, not much room 2f out when weakened, 11th of 12, 12l behind Princess Rhianna (8-13) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp (6) gd.
Northgate Lodge (USA) 25-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, edged left 4f out, ridden 3f out, not quicken 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 13l behind Bookiebasher Babe (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Reel Buddy Blaze 16-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened final 2f, 6th of 8, 17l behind San Antonio (10-0) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-70 (5) hvy.
This Ones For Eddy 16-1 (9-7) Chased leaders until ridden and weakened over 1f out, 18th of 20, 28l behind Frisbee (9-7) at Ripon 6f mdn hcp (5) gd.
Deira Dubai 9-2 (8-12) Held up, ridden 2f out, one pace over 1f out, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Tableau Vivant (8-12) at Folkestone 7f 3yo mdn (5) sft.
Peltre 14-1 (8-12) Behind, never on terms, 10th of 11, 10l behind Bluejain (9-3) at Catterick 7f 3yo mdn aut (6) gf.
