in touch, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt and towards rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms
held up behind leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong to lead close home, headed post
made virtually all, ridden and hung right over 1f out, kept on, headed close home, rallied to regain lead post
pushed along on outer, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear and soon pushed along, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
always in rear
In an interesting nursery, we will side with Crosby Hall over, mainly, Imperial Sword, Myths And Verses and Musical Guest. While it is hard to fully assess the form of Crosby Hall's Sandown maiden win, he did look progressive there, and unless he is a betting negative, we will take a chance on him. Imperial Gold's two runs to date have come over course and distance. He finished fourth in what looked a reasonable contest on his debut (the third has won twice since) and lost his maiden status decisively 10 days later. His absence since then is a concern, but if the market is positive about him, he rates a solid mention. Given that her Doncaster conqueror, Charles Darwin, has gone on to be third in from a mark of 83 in a competitive Newmarket nursery, the grader might have erred on the generous side with Myths And Verses, and she could well appreciate this six-furlong trip better today. You could argue that she is reasonably weighted in relation to Musical Guest if working through Charles Darwin and Wovoka. Surely Truly won her maiden here, but the form rates as fairly modest, while Charlie Delta looks held for us. This is now a more realistic level for the Queen Mary eleventh Amber Glory, although others are preferred by us and her trainer says she needs some rain, while Rochdale's Goodwood win may or may not have been boosted by now by the the third Thomas A Beckett's Epsom run on Monday, but Michael Jarvis's runner has to be considered. Overall, though, we will side with Crosby Hall.
Rochdale 13-2 (9-0) With leader, led over 2f out, ridden 1f out, ran on well, won at Goodwood 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf beating Keel (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Imperial Sword 8-11fav (9-0) Made all, pushed along 2f out, driven out final furlong, won at Ripon 6f 2yo mdn (5) sft in May beating High Meadow Girl (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Crosby Hall 4-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, headway going well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Chepstow 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd beating La Fanciulla (8-9) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Surely Truly (IRE) 2-1jt-fav (8-2) Made all far side, ridden over 1f out, kept on gamely, won at Ripon 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs beating Butterfly Bud (8-7) by 2l, 13 ran.
Charlie Delta 5-2fav (8-6) Chased winner, ridden halfway, weakened 1f out, 4th of 5, 5l behind Figjam (9-7) at Leicester 5f 2yo hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Musical Guest (IRE) 10-1 (8-5) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Renderoc (8-13) at Lingfield 7f 2yo hcp (5) gs.
Myths And Verses 8-1 (7-13) In touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Dhekraa (9-7) at Haydock 6f 2yo hcp (5) gf.
Amber Glory 10-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed final furlong, weakened, 12th of 14, 8l behind Choysia (9-2) at Haydock 5f 2yo hcp (5) gf.
