Placed in last year’s Norfolk Stakes at Ascot, Imperial Force has failed to reproduce that effort and has something to prove now. He gets a change of headgear for this and is taken on with CAPE COLUMBUS, who placed in soft going at Nottingham on his debut behind a winner rated 88. Monsieur Fantaisie and Jessie Pye finished a long way behind the selection and the remaining pair are hard to recommend.
Cape Columbus 14-1 (9-2) Prominent in near side group, shaken up over 1f out, ridden 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Dark Shift (9-7) at Nottingham 6f stks (5) sft in May.
Imperial Force (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Slowly away, held up, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, 6th of 8, 8 1/4l behind Showalong (8-12) at Chester 5f hcp (2) gs in May.
Monsieur Fantaisie (IRE) 200-1 (9-2) Held up near side group, short of room 2f out, pushed along 1f out but never on terms, 8th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Dark Shift (9-7) at Nottingham 6f stks (5) sft in May.
Jessie Pye 250-1 (8-11) Held up in near side group, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, made no impression, 10th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Dark Shift (9-7) at Nottingham 6f stks (5) sft in May.
Kingston Star (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Midfield on inner, pushed along 2f out disputing sixth, never picked up, 9th of 13, 9 3/4l behind Rosie Powers (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f fll stks (5) pol in Mar.
Swift Pusey 28-1 (9-0) Pushed along in rear, ridden and hung right over 2f out, weakened and eased over 1f out, last of 9, dist behind Baileys Afterparty (9-0) at Leicester 6f fll stks (4) hvy in Oct.
