held up towards rear, ridden and struggling 4f out, never in contention, tailed off and eased
chased leaders, led approaching final 2f, ridden and joined over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
took keen hold in mid-division, headway inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd post, no impression on winner
led until 7f out, chased leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened soon after
took keen hold in touch, weakening when hampered approaching final 2f
held up towards rear, some headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in mid-division, headway pushed along and looking for room when hampered approaching final 2f, chased leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, ridden out
raced on outside towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and chased leaders and hung right 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, went 2nd approaching final 2f, ridden to press leader and every chance 1f out, not pace of winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd post
soon chasing leader, led 7f out, driven along 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, headway on outside entering final 2f, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, some progress on outside when switched left over 1f out, no threat
Most of these are lightly-raced and stepping up in trip for the first time. THE GIVING TREE is one of those and bids for her hat-trick having landed a double in soft ground at Nottingham. She gets the speculative vote with more to come. Jane Lachatte scored in heavy ground at Epsom last time while Dutch Diamond and Shestheman both won on the all-weather. Jockey bookings suggest Traveller's Tales is preferred to Coplow while Little Dutch Girl, Danube River, Candycakes and Mahkama are all others to consider in a virtually impossible race to call.
Mahkama (USA) 16-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 18l behind Mince (8-6) at Pontefract 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Oct.
Coplow 7-4fav (9-0) Prominent, led over 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Starscope (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo stks (4) gd in Oct.
Shestheman 11-2 (8-10) Held up in touch, switched right and closed over 1f out, soon edged right, led well inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn fll (5) pol in Apr beating Fleeting Image (8-3) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
The Giving Tree (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Held up, switched to outer over 4f out, headway 2f out, led 1f out, ridden out, won at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Apr beating Uncle Roger (8-12) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
Zingana 8-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 6l behind Royal Majestic (8-6) at Pontefract 1m 2yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.
Candycakes (IRE) 4-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, led over 5f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Bon Allumage (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn fll (5) pol in Apr.
Virginia Gallica (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on to 3rd over 1f out, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Morant Bay (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f mdn fll stks (4) hvy in Apr.
Traveller's Tales 9-2 (9-5) With leader early, tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Manomine (8-9) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Little Dutch Girl 12-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, pushed along and soon chasing leading trio on inside, ridden 2f out, stayed on to 2nd over 1f out, no chance with unchallenged winner, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Samba King (9-6) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) hvy in Apr.
Dutch Diamond Evensfav (8-4) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon carried left, ran on to lead close home, ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Apr beating Benzanno (8-9) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Danube River 4-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, lost 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Eshaab (9-7) at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) hvy.
Shannon Spree 9-2 (9-3) Mid-division, outpaced 2f out, ridden and headway on inside over 1f out, kept on to chase leading pair inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places near finish, 5th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Emmuska (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Jane Lachatte (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Held up in touch, headway over 4f out on inner, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Epsom Downs 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Apr beating My Sharona (9-3) by 2 3/4l, 8 ran.
