tracked leading pair on outer, chased winner halfway, hard ridden and edged right over 1f out, kept on under pressure near finish, always held
raced on rail, disputed lead, definite advantage 3f out, shaken up inside final furlong, ran on well
took keen hold and carried head awkwardly, slight lead to 3f out, lost 2nd halfway and weakened quickly
held up, effort and squeezed through narrow gap and disputing 2nd when bumped over 1f out, eased when held final 75yds
From an entry of 18 it is disappointing that only 4 have turned up. However, the winners in the contest created big impressions on their racecourse debuts. Danehill Destiny gets the vote to overcome the challenge of Prolific here. William Haggas's filly showed real speed to win going away at the Newmarket Craven meeting and the form has been given a boost with the fourth Beat Seven winning subsequently. Prolific's debut outing was also given a boost when the second Brae Hill won very easily at Leicester last week. The Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot beckons should he put in a satisfactory performance today. The remaining two have a stiff task but Danehill Destiny gets the vote.
Prolific (IRE) 7-4fav (9-3) Chased leaders, shaken up to lead 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Newmarket 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) gf in May beating Brae Hill (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 8 ran.
Danehill Destiny 3-1fav (9-0) Ran green, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, won at Newmarket 5f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Apr beating Art Princess (9-0) by 2l, 10 ran.
Captain Kallis (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 12l behind Tishtar (9-3) at Salisbury 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf in May.
Shyrl Acclamation filly, half-sister to numerous winners from 1m1f-1m4f.
