tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon edged right, ran on well
soon led, shaken up over 3f out, headed over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, no extra final furlong
chased leaders, hard ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
PEMPIE looked certain to be suited by further when a close second over a mile at Windsor and has every chance of going one better. Akwaan also takes a step up from a mile after failing to justify favouritism at Chepstow and his dam won over 1m4f so stamina shouldn't be a problem. Ifreet has had three all-weather runs on different surfaces but couldn't handle Fibresand at Southwell last time while Starczewski has a very similar profile having only raced on artificial surfaces, though he's more likely to appreciate the longer trip.
Pempie (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) In touch in 6th, ridden 3f out, headway on outside chasing leaders over 3f out, disputing lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Mandocello (9-3) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gd in May.
Akwaan (IRE) 9-4fav (9-10) Always front rank, every chance over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Lady Reset (9-4) at Chepstow 1m hcp (5) gd in May.
Ifreet (UNR) 5-1 (8-13) Prominent, hard driven over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 4th of 9, 19 1/4l behind Scat King (8-13) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Starczewski (USA) 66-1 (9-0) Raced wide in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 6l behind Tempus (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in May.
