pressed leader, pushed along 2f out, soon edging left, ridden and one pace when hampered 1f out, weakened final furlong
took keen hold, chased leaders on outer, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
slight lead, edged left 2f out, ridden and hung badly left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, headed near finish and soon lost 2nd
took keen hold, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on well under hands and heels riding inside final furlong
soon chased leaders on outer, slightly intimidated over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, led near finish
prominent, effort to press leaders approaching final furlong, one pace and held when not much room near finish
reared and hampered start, soon switched right to far rail and soon got in touch, pushed along 3f out, driven and no headway from over 1f out
slowly into stride, behind, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
chased leaders, ridden to challenge towards far rail over 1f out, upsides final furlong, unable to quicken near finish
Nonrunner
CRYSTAL GALE is the one here after such a promising debut at Lingfield; the list of dangers is headed by French Connection, Saxby and newcomers Newton Circus and Dudley. This could turn out to be the slightly stronger of the two divisions, with the selection having shaped well on his Lingfield debut and others having showed promise. William Knight's colt was unfancied at 33/1 but he ran a great race in second and should give it a bold go this afternoon. John Portman gets some good juveniles so Dudley, a son of Compton Place out of a multiple winning mare, needs respect, as do Newton Circus and Atomic Twister who represent stables who do well with their two-year-old's. Volatilis seems to be slowly getting the hang of things but may be one for handicaps, whilst Mnarani and D'Urberville both need to improve on their first starts. Saxby's debut run at Chepstow behind Avonvalley was more promising, and the longer trip will suit, whilst French Connexion's most recent run at Chepstow (in-front of Saxby) was an improvement on his previous two starts. A tricky race to really get to grips with but we will stick with Crystal Gale.
Mnarani (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Dwelt, soon ridden to chase leaders, weakened 2f out, 7th of 9, 7l behind Xtension (8-11) at Goodwood 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in May.
D'urberville 66-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon recovered to lead, headed 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 7, 12l behind Barzan (8-12) at Brighton 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in May.
Newton Circus Verglas colt out of Flying Finish.
Saxby (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 1f out, last of 6, 4 1/2l behind Avonvalley (8-5) at Chepstow 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in May.
Decree Absolute (USA) Orientate colt out of Midriff.
Dudley Compton Place colt out of Just A Glimmer.
Volatilis (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Slight lead until just inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 7l behind Xtension (8-11) at Goodwood 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in May.
Crystal Gale (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Behind, headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong to take 3rd near finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Hairspray (9-0) at Lingfield 6f 2yo stks (5) gf in May.
Atomic Twister Dubawi filly out of Lauren.
Farmers Wish (IRE) Val Royal filly out of Farmers Swing.
Pherousa Dubawi filly out of Sea Nymph.
French Connexion (IRE) 40-1 (8-4) Soon outpaced, stayed on well from over 1f out, took 3rd close home, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Avonvalley (8-5) at Chepstow 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in May.
