chased leaders, slightly outpaced 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner, took 2nd final strides
raced wide in mid-division, ridden 3f out, stayed on steadily from over 1f out, nearest finish
soon ridden along, tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out
soon led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened and lost 2 place close home
slowly into stride, behind, ridden along halfway, soon outpaced, weakened from 2f out
started slowly, behind, ridden 3f out, kept on steadily final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leaders on outer, until weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
started very slowly in rear, plenty to do 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders on outer, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division, ridden and outpaced well over 1f out
tracked leader on inner, driven to lead 1f out, soon drew clear and edged right final furlong, easily
Eastern Princess is the pick over Totally Free, Valeesha and Strike Force, with Time Share also worth a mention. Eastern Princess produced her best effort of the season when runner-up on Turf at Bath last month, and as we know that she acts on the Polytrack, Jonathan Geake's filly is taken to make her first visit to Wolverhampton pay off, with the step back up to six furlongs seen as a plus factor. In contrast, Totally Free drops down in distance after being collared inside the final furlong here last time, and has three career wins to his credit, all on an artificial surface. Valeesha has been placed in Turf sellers on each of her last two starts, while Strike Force did not act in first-time blinkers at Hamilton and has the cheekpieces back on. Time Share has had seven career outings since the start of the year, and in truth has failed to build on a couple of fair efforts in better company than this. She is still relatively unexposed though, and has enough ability to win a race of this nature in time. Of the remainder, any support for newcomer Dark Mask, the mount of Seb Sanders, should be heeded, but we shall stay loyal to Eastern Princess.
Totally Free 13-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders, led over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon clear, fading when headed inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 2l behind Nashharry (9-4) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Dark Mask (IRE) Iron Mask gelding, half-brother to winning sprinter Dimming Of The Day.
Pirner's Brig 8-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, weakened final 2f, last of 6, 7l behind Baileys Outshine (9-4) at Ayr 5f 3yo hcp (5) gd in May.
Valeesha 14-1 (7-13) Chased leaders, lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Drum Dance (8-13) at Leicester 6f sll (6) sft.
Head To Head (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden 4f out, weakened inside final 3f, 10th of 11, 15l behind My Mentor (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Eastern Princess 8-1 (8-0) In touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on to chase clear winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Scarlett Heart (8-7) at Bath 5f 3yo clm (6) gd.
Time Share (IRE) 8-1 (8-1) With leader to 2f out, soon hung right on bend, beaten over 1f out, 4th of 9, 6l behind Calypso King (10-0) at Lingfield 6f clm (6) pol.
Holyfield Warrior (IRE) Princely Heir gelding out of 1m4f winner Perugino Lady.
