held up, pushed along over 3f out, hanging badly left from over 2f out, headway inside final furlong, never able to challenge
tracked leaders, led well over 1f out, clear final furlong, eased towards finish
tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
led until over 3f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division on outside, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
pressed leader, pushed along over 3f out, beaten over 1f out
prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
A tough maiden to call but we are prepared to side with TEJIME over Bandstand and Poet's place. John Gosden's 3-year-old ran well on his debut at Wolverhampton and although he was a beaten favourite at the same venue last time, he looks to have been found a good opportunity to open his account here. If there any chinks in the armour of our selection then the newcomer Poet's Place could be the one to exploit them. He catches the on breeding and he won't need to be anything out of the ordinary to get competitive. Similar comments would apply to the Bryan Smart-trained newcomer Bandstand, especially as the yard have been amongst the winners in the last few weeks. Freya's Flight did not show much in two outings on the turf and she is returning from a break here so is probably best watched. We will therefore stick with Tejime as the one to beat.
Bandstand Royal Applause gelding out of Incise.
Manana Manana 9-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 11, 29l behind Legal Legacy (8-13) at Musselburgh 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Poet's Place (USA) Mutakddim gelding out of Legion Of Merit.
Tejime 13-8fav (9-3) Led, ridden and edged left over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Watch Amigo (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol.
Freya's Flight (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Prominent, ridden along halfway, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 12l behind Espiritu (8-13) at Beverley 7f mdn stks (5) fm in Jun.
If You Knew Suzy 16-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders under pressure 3f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 19l behind General Tufto (8-13) at Southwell 1m hcp (0-65) (6) fbs.
Montego Breeze 25-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never a factor, 7th of 12, 14l behind Big Bay (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Place The Duchess 40-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, mid-division, chased leaders over 3f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd well over final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 5l behind Topcroft (9-1) at Kempton 6f app hcp 0-50 (7) pol.