held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
chased leader, pushed along 5f out, ridden 3f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
held up last, headway 4f out, ridden and effort 3f out, ran on from 2f out
prominent, ridden and lost touch 5f out, weakened 3f out
led, ridden 3f out, edged left under pressure 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, kept on final furlong
Nonrunner
Batik is only 1lb worse in with Tarandot for the neck that she beat George Margarson's filly at Bath last month and is taken to confirm her superiority, with Belle Rouge rated the best of the remainder. The selection is less exposed than most of her rivals and, with Luca Cumani's horses really beginning to hit form now, there should be more to come from the daughter of Peintre Celebre. Tarandot is an obvious danger but the daughter of Singspiel may not be quite as much at home on today's faster surface. Wee Dinns is capable of taking a hand in the finish but Sylvester Kirk's filly needs a career best performance to trouble the judge and of more interest is the eight-year-old Tight Squeeze, who is a consistent performer in this grade. Niobe's Way should appreciate the underfoot conditions and has a nice racing weight although a bigger danger may be the reappearing Belle Rouge for who the booking of Kerrin McEvoy takes the eye. Batik looks to be going the right way though and is taken to follow up her Bath success.
