prominent, ridden to lead approaching 1f out, all out when headed inside final furlong
led, ridden approaching 2f out, one pace when headed approaching 1f out
in touch, headway 4f out, ridden to chase over 3f out, every chance approaching final furlong, held when carried left soon after
held up in rear, effort on outside over 3f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden, weakened halfway
towards rear on inside, headway when not clear run 2f out, switched left, kept on
towards rear, ridden 4f out, no impression
This is a very competitive classified contest with Ali Bruce, Dance On The Top, Jools and Camille Pissarro all with definite claims, on this occasion we will side with Dance On The Top. The selection has been doing well on the all-weather, earning a top rating of 90. He is not the same horse on turf but still managed to finish a close third behind High Bray at Brighton last time and he may be capable of beating this opposition. Jools has put in two very good efforts in handicaps recently. He has a little bit to find on official ratings but should still be involved in the finish. The improving Camille Pissarro is chasing a hat-trick following two banded victories, while Ali Bruce is not out of it on the pick of his recent form. All in all a very tough race to assess, but Dance On The Top has as good a chance as any and gets a tentative vote.
Ali Bruce 16-1 (8-13) In touch on stands' rail, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not pace to reach leaders, 6th of 17, 5l behind Primo Way (9-9) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
A One (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Set strong pace, headed 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Ben Hur (8-9) at Brighton 1m 2f clm (6) frm in May.
Dance On The Top 6-1 (9-7) Prominent, chased leaders 3f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, 2nd of 13, 3l behind High Bray (8-12) at Brighton 1m hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Distant Country (USA) 4-1fav (9-9) Held up, ridden and headway when not clear run over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 17, 7l behind Iskander (9-3) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) gf in May.
Foley Prince 14-1 (10-0) Never better than mid-division, 12th of 17, 9l behind Flash Ram (9-2) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) gd.
Jools 12-1 (9-6) Led, ridden 2f out, driven inside final furlong, headed near finish, 2nd of 10, shd behind Landucci (10-1) at Brighton 7f hcp (5) gf.
Meelup (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Led for 2f, tracked leader, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Silent Storm (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in May.
Camille Pissarro (USA) 11-1 (9-11) Held up, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Nottingham 6f stk (7) gd in May beating Enjoy The Buzz (9-4) by 2l, 16 ran.