in touch, wide and headway entering final 2f, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged right, ran on
held up, ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
in rear, pushed along 3f out, wide and headway entering final 2f, soon chased winner, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish
in rear, ridden and weakened 2f out
in touch, headway when short of room over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
tracked leaders, led 2f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong
close up, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace
soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
Geranium scored over the track and trip a year ago then followed up in impressive fashion at Newmarket. She may need to come down a pound or two but is still capable of going well. Sandy Steve has only won on Polytrack and finished runner-up at Kempton last time while Shaffire's only success to date came in a Class 6 at Wolverhampton. Three C's has been expertly placed by George Baughey to win five times for the yard though never over a trip this far while Alvaro's lone success came over 1m4f on Polytrack. Dyagilev hardly ever runs on Turf these days so the vote goes to VOI, who is on a long losing run but now 5lb lower than her last success plus her rider's 5lb claim.
Geranium 16-1 (9-1) Held up, pushed along, never a factor, 9th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Inclyne (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Sandy Steve 6-1 (9-3) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Shifting Gold (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Three C's (IRE) 7-4fav (9-6) Led, headed over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 3l behind Azets (8-10) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Voi 2-1 (9-7) In touch, not clear run from over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Capla Huntress (9-1) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Craneur 8-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 5 3/4l behind Francisco Bay (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Alvaro 4-1 (9-6) In touch, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 8l behind Peace Prevails (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Shaffire 5-1 (9-4) Raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden and sustained challenge throughout final furlong, always just held, 2nd of 10, nk behind Triple Nickle (9-4) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Engrave 16-1 (9-7) Led, headed 6f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Songkran (9-9) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Dyagilev 7-2 (9-6) Went left and slowly into stride, soon handy, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, outpaced by winner, lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 8 1/4l behind Awesomedude (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jun.