held up in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway well over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on
soon led, ridden and edged left over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, lost 2nd post
prominent, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
half reared and bumped start, in rear, well beaten over 1f out
towards rear, soon niggled along, never on terms
awkward start, held up in rear, took keen hold, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd post
tracked leaders, ridden 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent until lost place after 1f, switched right over 1f out, ran on final 100 yards
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged left well inside final furlong, ran on
always towards rear
Beauty Pageant was progressive last year and ended the season with a victory at Ripon. She'll figure if fully primed for her reappearance but the vote goes to COURAGEOUS. He was a losing favourite in the soft ground at Beverley last time but a repeat of his run behind Alben Star in better company here in March would be good enough to land this. Island Legend's winning run came to an end over C&D three weeks ago but Speightowns Kid was beaten only a head at this track last month and could make his presence felt.
Courageous (IRE) 13-2fav (8-12) Led, headed over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 5th of 13, 6l behind Magical Macey (9-3) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Apr.
Island Legend (IRE) 7-4fav (9-7) Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, soon weakened, last of 7, 5l behind Arctic Feeling (8-13) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr.
Beauty Pageant (IRE) 7-2fav (8-13) Led 1f, with leader, led again inside final 2f, soon ridden, headed narrowly inside final furlong, rallied to regain lead near finish, won at Ripon 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep beating Legal Eagle (9-0) by ns, 10 ran.
Nickel Silver 15-2 (9-6) Reared slightly on leaving stalls, chased leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 6th of 10, 12l behind Stratton Banker (8-10) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan '11.
Lady Royale 33-1 (9-1) Reared leaving stalls, always behind, never on terms, 10th of 13, 19l behind Thunderball (9-7) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr.
Desert Strike 16-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway far side over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 7th of 14, 4l behind Rafaaf (9-4) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Apr.
Titus Gent 11-1 (8-12) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 11l behind Whaileyy (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Baby Queen (IRE) 7-4fav (9-12) Went left soon after start and rider briefly lost iron, headway to lead over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 8l behind Go Nani Go (9-9) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Speightowns Kid (USA) 9-2 (9-5) Led, hard ridden over 1f out, soon strongly challenged, edged right inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 8, shd behind Mother Jones (8-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.
Rylee Mooch 16-1 (8-4) Reared start, mid-division, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2l behind Island Legend (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Absa Lutte (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) In touch in rear, ridden 2f out, not troubled leaders, 5th of 6, 4l behind Strictly Pink (8-7) at Lingfield 6f fll hcp (0-75) (5) pol in Mar.
