led at steady pace, quickened over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened tamely
held up in last pair, headway towards stands side over 1f out, strong run under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd and closed on winner close home
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, led inside final furlong, headed final 120 yards, unable to quicken well inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
took keen hold, held up, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 120 yards, driven out to hold on close home
unruly and unseated rider in preliminaries, took keen hold, held up, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge
steadied start, held up in rear, headway on inside 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace from over 1f out
chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
A tough race to end the card as three lightly-raced fillies return to action after winning on their latest starts. Electra Star looks the most exposed of the trio after winning her maiden at Windsor, while Azameera is stepping up in class having landed a handicap at Leicester last time. But THISTLE BIRD got off the mark at only the second time of asking at Nottingham in May and gets the vote on her handicap debut. Sylvestris is still improving but has to cope with a whopping 15lb rise for her latest second in a Listed race at York, though Nordic Spruce should be capable of better.
Sylvestris (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, always held, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Theyskens' Theory (9-3) at York 1m 3yo lst fll (1) gd in May.
Belle Royale (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Keen close up, ridden over 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong, no chance, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Nahrain (9-5) at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Jun.
Byrony (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders on inside, headway to 3rd inside final 3f, driven and stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Kuala Limper (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jun.
Nordic Spruce (USA) 8-1 (9-3) Towards rear, never a factor, 7th of 14, 11l behind Common Touch (9-0) at York 7f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May.
Azameera (IRE) 10-3fav (9-7) Steadied start, close up, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Leicester 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in May beating Elusivity (9-4) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Thistle Bird 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead towards finish, kept on gamely, won at Nottingham 1m mdn fll stks (5) gf in May beating Paoletta (9-0) by shd, 9 ran.
Tipsy Girl 20-1 (9-1) Went right start, held up, hampered 2f out, not troubled leaders, 10th of 14, 13l behind Sinfonico (9-7) at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Jun.
Cala Santanyi 100-1 (8-12) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 13l behind Dominant (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo aut stk (2) gs in Jun.
Emma's Gift (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, under pressure over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 10l behind Dark Promise (9-8) at Newmarket 1m flls hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jun.
Rougette 14-1 (8-7) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 14, 10l behind Rhythm Of Light (8-12) at Royal Ascot 1m 3yo Listed hcp (1) gd in Jun.
Electra Star 6-4fav (8-10) Chased leading trio, pushed along over 3f out, went 3rd inside final 2f, chased leader over 1f out, led and edged right inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Windsor 1m mdn flls stks (5) gd in Jun beating Lucky Legs (8-10) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
