steadied start, held up in rear, headway when carried left over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in rear, good headway from 2f out, soon every chance, ridden and unable to quicken towards finish
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 2f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader, led over 2f out, pressed from over 1f out, ran on gamely
in rear, wide into straight over 4f out, effort over 3f out, weakened 2f out, soon eased
mid-division, headway when hung left over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace
mid-division, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, kept on
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
Nonrunner
OUR DRAMA QUEEN is chanced in what isn't the strongest of handicaps; fellow maiden Rain On The Wind can beat White Dart to the forecast spot. Richard Hannon's filly makes her handicap debut here so a degree of guesswork is required, but we're hopeful she can prove up to winning off this mark. Last time out she caught the eye staying on under hands and heels off a slow pace at Salisbury and looked one to keep an eye on, so with the yard having found what looks a weak race she's worth chancing. Rain On The Wind remains a maiden but seems to have improved for stepping up in trip of late. His fourth behind Kajima at Epsom is strong form for the grade and he backed it up with a solid Newmarket third last time, so is very much of interest here particularly if William Carson is allowed to dictate the pace. Lack of an end-to-end gallop could be White Dart's undoing but he ran well when just denied at Chepstow, despite being keen of the back of a slow pace. That effort suggested he'd be competitive now back in a handicap. Al Joza was highly tried last term without success but this daughter of Dubawi can't be discounted; her return over 1m2f was fair as she travelled well before tiring and can improve for that outing. Pie Poudre tends to be slowly away and that more than a total lack of ability explains why he's not yet won a contest. Neither has our selection, but Our Drama Queen is taken to put that right.
White Dart 7-2 (9-0) Held up, ridden 3f out, headway when not clear run 2f out, switched right 1f out, driven and ran on strongly near finish, just failed, 2nd of 7, hd behind The Shuffler (9-0) at Chepstow 1m 3yo stk 0-70 (5) gd.
Our Drama Queen (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, pushed along and headway 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Poltergeist (9-3) at Salisbury 7f 3yo mdn (5) gd.
Rain On The Wind (IRE) 8-1 (8-5) Broke well, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind One Good Emperor (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Giulietta Da Vinci 33-1 (8-6) Behind, short lived effort on inside over 2f out, soon struggling, 11th of 13, 9l behind Tewin Wood (9-1) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in May.
Al Joza 4-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 9l behind City Vaults Girl (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gf in May.
Hopeshedoes (USA) 100-1 (8-12) Took keen hold early, soon behind, pushed along halfway, soon struggling, last of 11, 26l behind Highland Knight (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Michael's Nook 12-1 (9-1) Slowly away, towards rear on inside, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 8th of 17, 5l behind Kingsdine (9-4) at Salisbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Pie Poudre 25-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on inside 3f out, ridden over 1f out, not quicken towards finish, 4th of 14, 2l behind Kingsdine (9-1) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) fm in May.
Tregony Bridge 5-2fav (8-9) Reared leaving stalls, took keen hold, held up in rear, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 6l behind Collect Art (8-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in May.
Rigid 25-1 (8-4) Took keen hold, always in rear, 13th of 14, 15l behind Trewarthenick (8-13) at Chepstow 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
