slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, keeping on when hampered, not clear run 1f out, ran on again
made all, ridden over 1f out, held on
awkward, in touch, headway over 2f out, keeping on, hanging left under pressure
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, hard ridden, edging left approaching 1f out, ran on to chase winner well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, ridden, switched right over 1f out, plugged on
Gross Prophet is preferred to Desperate Dan and Lady Bahia. Tom Dascombe has done remarkably well with the firepower that he has at his disposal and the selection looks to have an excellent chance of providing him with another winner this afternoon. Official ratings suggest that he has plenty in hand at the weights whilst, in three visits here, he has won twice and finished second. The main danger is Desperate Dan who also acts well around here. He usually travels well in his races and has been persuaded to put his head in front on a couple of occasions but he could be biting off more than he can chew here. Lady Bahia came right back to form in March after a quiet spell and she should be in the mix if resuming in the same vein but she has her work cut out to get the better of our selection, Gross Prophet.
Desperate Dan 6-1 (9-4) Prominent, ridden and effort over 1f out, not trouble winner, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind What Do You Know (9-4) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.
Dodaa (USA) 6-4fav (9-1) Led, travelled well, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra near finish, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Jilly Why (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Apr.
Hamaasy 33-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, kept on well, won at Southwell 6f clm (6) fbs in Apr beating Kingsmaite (9-1) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Lady Bahia (IRE) 5-1 (8-10) Chased leaders on outer, stayed on steadily to lead well inside final furlong, drew clear, won at Kempton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar '07 beating Pride of Joy (8-10) by 1l, 9 ran.
Night Prospector 7-1 (9-6) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Punching (9-12) at Brighton 6f sll (6) gd in Apr.
Lady Hopeful (IRE) 9-2 (8-9) Slowly into stride, brief effort over 1f out, last of 5, 9l behind Desperate Dan (10-0) at W'hampton 5f clm (6) pol in Apr.
Gross Prophet 16-1 (9-1) Mid-division, lost place after 3f, last of 11, 14l behind Indian Diva (9-3) at Warwick 7f 3yo hcp (4) gs.