held up, travelling strongly when not clear run 2f out, switched sharply left over 1f out, quickened up smartly to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, very easily
steadied start, held up, ridden on outside and struggling 2f out, never a factor
with leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong
with leaders, led over 1f out, soon driven, headed and outpaced inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden halfway, driven and beaten when hung left over 1f out
slight lead on rail, ridden halfway, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, stayed on to modest 4th inside final furlong
Albany Rose has already won at Bath and Warwick this week and Rae Guest is clearly trying to strike while the iron is hot. His filly has a 12lb penalty for those victories but this looks a fairly weak contest and it would be no surprise if she completed a quickfire hat-trick. Preference, however, is for BEST BE CAREFUL who has already shown a liking for this C&D and wasn't disgraced off a slightly higher mark at Bath earlier this month. Abadejo and Johnny Hancocks are often in the frame but the former is still a maiden and the latter was more than five lengths behind Albany Rose at Warwick on Thursday.
Albany Rose (IRE) 15-8fav (9-10) Tracked leaders on outside, effort going well halfway, led over 1f out, clear final furlong, easily, won at Warwick 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Whitecrest (9-7) by 3l, 7 ran.
Abadejo 10-1 (8-12) Took keen hold, soon led, brought field to stands side 3f out, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Pick A Little (8-9) at Brighton 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Best Be Careful (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Took keen hold and prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Madame Kintyre (8-11) at Bath 5f fll hcp (5) gf.
Johnny Hancocks (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace and no impression when lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Albany Rose (9-10) at Warwick 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Cliffords Reprieve 100-1 (9-0) In touch on rails, no impression when switched left well over 1f out, no progress after, 7th of 10, 9l behind Glas Burn (8-12) at Windsor 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Oct.
Acclamatory 8-1 (9-6) In rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders, 8th of 11, 6l behind See The Storm (8-10) at Yarmouth 7f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Elusive Diva (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 11l behind Birdolini (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Dec.