mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken close home
slowly into stride, held up, headway on inside well over 1f out, soon ridden, edged right, led well inside final furlong, just held on
very slowly away, always behind
disputed lead until definite advantage 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden, not clear run just over 1f out, one pace
chased leaders, weakened final furlong
held up, ridden 2f out, never dangerous
held up, headway when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, just failed
disputed lead 4f, ridden over 1f out, soon beaten
prominent, ridden 1f out, no extra final furlong
took keen hold, tracked leaders, hung right, ran wide, weakened over 3f out
held up in touch, carried wide over 3f out, soon behind
From a short list that contains Oceancookie, Meditation and Linden's Lady, we will side with Oceancookie. Course and distance winner Oceancookie still looks reasonably treated to us and can go well today, although he will have to overcome his draw in order to succeed. Jolie failed to build on a maiden win last season, as did Rakata, although nether's chance can be dismissed out of hand, while Meditation is well-weighted based on his March all-weather win and looks competitively weighted today. He too, though, has a modest draw. Ektishaaf is two pounds higher than for his recent all-weather success, while Zafantage's best efforts of last season give him claims, and Grezie is edging back towards a winning rating so also has to be given some thought. Finally, Linden's Lady is only a pound above her winning mark of last August so, in our view, has to be considered. Overall, though, we will stick with Oceancookie.
Rakata (USA) 10-1 (9-2) Pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 13l behind Red Evie (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m fll hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Oceancookie (IRE) 7-2 (9-1) Went right stalls, soon led, headed 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 17l behind Gaelic Princess (10-5) at Salisbury 7f fll hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Jolie (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Raced far side, chased leader, weakened over 2f out, 14th of 15, 17l behind Brigadore (9-4) at Nottingham 6f hcp 45-70 (5) gd in Sept.
Meditation 2-1fav (9-1) Led, headed over 1f out, rallied and effort inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Charlie Bear (8-6) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Apr.
Ektishaaf 16-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, all out, won at Lingfield 7f hcap (5) pol in Apr beating Aastral Magic (9-4) by a nk, 13 ran.
Lady Edge (IRE) 50-1 (8-6) Raced centre, slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 18, 20l behind Dance To The Blues (8-3) at Leicester 6f fll hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Tiviski (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Raced stands side, chased winner 2f, remained close up, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 13, 7l behind Misaro (9-4) at Folkestone 6f app hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Zafantage 13-2 (9-7) Behind, some headway over 1f out, kept on, never nearer, 9th of 17, 6l behind Sands of Barra (8-11) at Brighton 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.
Peace Lily 12-1 (9-2) Mid-division far side, soon chased along, never on terms, last of 19, 19l behind My Rascal (8-10) at Thirsk 6f 3yo hcp (6) gd in Sept.
Grezie 10-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, left in lead over 4f out, headed over 2f out, no extra, 4th of 11, 2l behind Desert Light (9-1) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Linden's Lady 9-1 (8-4) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 7th of 18, 3l behind Cadogen Square (7-9) at Catterick 7f fll hcp (6) gd in Sept.
Fei Mah 125-1 (8-2) Always behind, 12th of 13, 23l behind Kenmore (9-0) at Nottingham 6f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr '05.
Dancing Storm 18-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, one pace and no impression after, 6th of 14, 7l behind Diktalex (9-4) at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (6) fbs in Apr.
