prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
raced keenly, held up, no chance final 2f
dropped out start, held up, headway over 3f out, chased winner well over 1f out, ridden, not quicken inside final furlong
held up in touch, ridden, weakened over 1f out, edged right well inside final furlong
ran green, chased winner until ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened
took keen hold, in touch early, behind 3f out, no danger after
made all, ridden inside final furlong, ran on well
One of the newcomers, Soviet Cat's the pick here, ahead of Manhattan Dream and Polmaily. It¿s not a race to get too excited about; Soviet Cat is David Arbuthnot's only runner of the afternoon; he's got Chris Catlin on board and a decent low draw. Market support could be interesting. Polmaily sets the standard, but it's not that high, and is one of only three of the eight runners to have an official rating. Placed twice in his 6 starts, his best run came on debut, but while he's got plenty of experience, hes not come close to winning yet. Manhattan Dream's been off the track for 279 days; previously raced in a higher grade she was looking the progressive type, so as long as she's not got rusty could well be in the shake up. But in the absence of proven quality, we'll go for the newcomer Soviet Cat.
Hill Of Clare (IRE) 200-1 (9-3) Keen, mid-division, headway on outside 4f out, ridden to chased leaders over 1f out, kept on, 5th of 11, 6l behind Murcar (8-12) at Chepstow 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gd in May.
King of Sparta (USA) 80-1 (8-10) Towards rear, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 21l behind Ramaad (8-13) at Beverley 7f mdn stk (5) gf.
Polmaily 10-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway on inner 2f out, kept on finside final furlong, not trouble first two, 4th of 9, 3l behind Main Aim (9-3) at Salisbury 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf.
Saintly Gaze 16-1 (9-3) Ran green, tracked leader until 3f out, remained close up, ridden, stayed on same pace final 2f, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Yahwudhee (9-3) at Leicester 7f 3yo mdn aut (5) gf in May.
Soviet Cat (IRE) Soviet Star gelding out of a lightly-raced mare.
Harryana To 100-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden, weakened over 2f out, 14th of 16, 16l behind Choiseau (9-0) at Yarmouth 6f mdn stk (5) gf.
Manhattan Dream (USA) 10-3 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Red Rumour (9-3) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn auc (4) gf in Sept.
Isinkso (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, outpaced, always towards rear, 8th of 11, 11l behind Rocking (8-12) at Windsor 5f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Jun '07.