took kean hold, held up, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not reached leaders
held up, headway and hung left from over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
close up on rail, switched left over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, hung right but ran on under pressure
held up, ridden halfway, soon no response and beaten
hood removed late, started very slowly and lost 6 lengths, in touch after 2f, ridden halfway, soon weakened, eased when no chance final furlong
pressed leader, ridden to lead inside final 2f, driven final furlong, held on gamely near finish
led, ridden halfway, headed inside final 2f, chased winner under pressure to inside final furlong, kept on
Redwood Star has been in fine form of late but she has a 6lb penalty to carry today and that may prevent the five-year-old from again so a safer bet looks to be Sweetest Revenge, who gets the verdict over Desert Dreamer. The last mentioned opened his account for the season when successful at Newmarket last week but that was over six furlongs and a combination of the return to five furlongs, a faster surface and a 6lb penalty makes life tougher now. Milton Bradley's Snow Wolf has slipped to an attractive mark and has to be respected given the stable's record in these types of races, while Simpsons Mount has been showing signs of running into form of late but has been punished by the handicapper as a result. Parkside Pursuit, another Milton Bradley inmate, is another worthy of a mention, but the vote goes to Mark Usher's Sweetest Revenge, who has done little wrong of late and may still be ahead of the assessor.
Desert Dreamer (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Newmarket 6f hcp (4) sft beating Roman Maze (9-4) by a hd, 8 ran.
Simpsons Mount (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Dwelt and in rear, headway 2f out, kept on, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Green Manalishi (9-4) at Sandown 5f hcp (4) gd.
Snow Wolf 9-2jt-fav (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, one pace, 4th of 12, 3l behind Summer Recluse (8-5) at Bath 6f hcp (5) frm.
Sweetest Revenge (IRE) 5-2fav (9-3) Held up in rear, swtiched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, finished well, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Redwood Star (9-0) at Bath 5f fll hcp (5) frm.
Great Belief (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Led narrowly to over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 10, 12l behind Young Valentino (9-0) at Lingfield 6f mdn aut stk (5) pol in Jul.
Polar Force 13-2 (8-10) Towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Red Sovereign (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) sft.
Jagged (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Chased winner far side, hard ridden 2f out , stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 1l behind Valiant Romeo (9-1) at Folkestone 5f hcp (6) gf.
Convince (USA) 12-1 (8-10) Slowly to stride and behind, effort over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 9, 8l behind Rezzago (9-1) at Doncaster 6f stk 0-75 (4) gf in Jul.
Redwood Star 10-3fav (9-11) Mid-division, ridden, headway 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 13, 3/4l behind Dance To The Blues (8-3) at Brighton 5f hcp (6) frm.
Parkside Pursuit 10-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden halfway, ran on strongly approaching final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 13, nk behind Dance To The Blues (8-3) at Brighton 5f hcp (6) frm.
Flaran 14-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, switched right and not quicken inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Intriguing Glimpse (9-2) at Brighton 5f hcp (4) gd.
