towards rear, headway 3f out, hampered over 2f out, driven to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
mid-division, driven on outside over 2f out, no impression
mid-division, hard driven 4f out, headway under pressure over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed and unable to quicken inside final furlong
chased clear leader, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
always behind
behind, effort to chase leaders and not clear run over 2f out, stayed on same pace after
chased leaders, weakening when not much room inside final 2f
chased leaders 8f
behind, pushed along 4f out, effort on outside and driven over 2f out, soon beaten
raced freely, led and soon clear, hung left and headed over 3f out, weakened rapidly
prominent in chasing group, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge and hung left over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, driven out
pulled hard in rear, not clear run 2f out, and again when staying on in final furlong, no chance after
always behind
held up in rear, headway under pressure 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never reached leaders
chased leaders, bumped inside final 3f, edged right over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, effort on inside when not clear run over 2f out, running on when not clear run again inside final furlong, finished well, unlucky
In what does not seem a strong affair, we will side with Summer Charm ahead of Alessano, Queen's Dancer and Caribbean Dancer. The selection seems reasonably weighted on what she has so far achieved and is also one of the few that has form solid enough for the handicapper to get to grips with. Her third to Bulwark at Warwick last time is, as we say, solid enough, and she should run her race today. Alessano ran creditably on his Turf debut over course and distance last time and can be competitive for a place once again. Terminate, a dual all-weather winner, was behind him in that race. It is hard to assess Queen's Dancer based on a Hamilton maiden win, which came on soft going, while it would be no surprise to see Mark Johnston's Caribbean Dancer show up in what is, on the face of things, a modest event. Hughie Morrison's Hawk Arrow is among those that are possible dark horses but, with many of the others having been lightly-raced, it might pay to keep an eye on the betting but, once again, for the winner, we look to Summer Charm.
Master Cobbler (IRE) 20-1 Raced stand side, held up, never dangerous, 10th of 15, 18l behind Blaise Hollow at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp gf in Apr.
Bertrose 20-1 Held up in rear, ridden on outside over 2f out, soon one pace and no impression, 7th of 13, 9l behind Quizzene at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp gs in Apr.
Alessano 16-1 Close up, hard ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 4th of 18, 7l behind Gibraltar Bay at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp gs in Apr.
Terminate (GER) 10-1 Chased leaders 8f, 11th of 18, 17l behind Gibraltar Bay at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp gs in Apr.
Tiamo 50-1 Prominent, outpaced over 3f out, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 12l behind Daring Ransom at York 1m 2yo mdn (D3) gd in Oct.
Queen's Dancer 3-1jt-fav Mid-division, smooth headway from over 4f out, led 2f out, soon ridden and drew clear, won at Hamilton 1m 4f mdn aut stk gs beating Nobbler by 7l, 8 ran.
Caribbean Dancer (USA) 7-1 Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened final 2f, 7th of 14, 10l behind Spinning Coin at Pontefract 1m 4f 3yo hcp gd in Apr.
Raffish 66-1 Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 15th of 18, 24l behind Gibraltar Bay at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp gs in Apr.
Flag Point (IRE) 12-1 Close up, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 12l behind Reaching Out at Brighton 1m 2f stk gf in Apr.
Groomsman 6-1 Mid-division, effort over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened, 8th of 10, 23l behind Neutrino at Chepstow 1m 2f 3yo hcp gs.
Sandy's Legend (USA) 7-1 Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, kept on from 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Pagan Sword at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp pol in Apr.
Hawk Arrow (IRE) 20-1 Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 16, 9l behind Red Racketeer at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn gd in Apr.
Dover Street 28-1 Held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 19, 8l behind Toldo at Pontefract 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (E3) gd in Oct.
Obstreperous Way 33-1 Keen, set moderate pace, headed 5f out, close up until weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 9l behind Solway Firth at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn (D3) pol in Feb.
Our Choice (IRE) 11-1 Mid-division, ridden and headway over 4f out, soon beaten, 8th of 16, 24l behind Sirce at Leicester 1m 2f 3yo hcp sft in Apr.
Finnegans Rainbow 25-1 Held up in mid-division, hard ridden and plugged on same pace final 2f, 7th of 18, 14l behind Gibraltar Bay at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp gs in Apr.
Summer Charm 15-2 Slowly into stride, held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Bulwark at Warwick 1m 5f 3yo hcp gd.
League of Nations (IRE) 20-1 Led to over 5f out, chased leader to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Tragedian at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn pol in Apr.
