raced wide held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway on outer from 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, one pace final furlong
slowly away in rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer leaders
in touch, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
close up, ridden 2f out, no impression final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out
Sir Mark Prescott's runners are often worth following once they strike form and the yard has made a quicker start than usually this year. MERRITT ISLAND (NAP) won easily at Bath last week and should make a bold bid to defy her penalty. She's preferred to the Godolphin runner Bittern, who was a beaten favourite here in February. Cassandane and Miss Inga Sock were first and second at Bath last month. The latter looks the pick of the weights today and was placed on the Polytrack last year so should handle the surface. Edge Of Heaven is exposed but still looks the pick of the remainder.
Madam Midnight 10-1 (9-5) Steadied start, held up and always last, eased when no chance well inside final furlong, last of 4, 8l behind First Dream (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr.
Merritt Island 5-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, progress over 2f out, edged left when led over 1f out, driven clear, stayed on strongly, won at Bath 1m 3yo stk 0-65 (6) fm beating Let Right Be Done (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Bittern (IRE) 7-4fav (8-11) Chased leaders, went 2nd 7f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, edged left and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 9l behind Single Lense (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn stks (5) in Feb.
Take Note (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Always in rear, last of 14, 15l behind Ceaseless (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn fll stks (4) gf in Apr.
Edge Of Heaven 7-2 (8-4) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 2f out, led approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Twice Certain (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) in Nov.
Zubaidah 9-2 (9-0) Tracked leader, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 3 1/2l behind Merritt Island (9-0) at Bath 1m 3yo stk 0-65 (6) fm.
Miss Inga Sock (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Cassandane (8-13) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) fm in Apr.
Cassandane (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Made all, ridden 2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, held on, won at Bath 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) fm in Apr beating Miss Inga Sock (9-4) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Pixey Punk 40-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 9l behind Multi Grain (8-12) at Beverley 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Sep.