held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on
tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, soon weakened
pulled hard held up, headway to lead and hung badly left over 1f out, soon headed, driven and stayed on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, soon weakened
held up, ridden and headway and hung left from over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
pulled hard, tracked leaders, led over 2f out, headed and bumped over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace
hung left throughout, led over 4f
steadied start, pulled hard, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged left and stayed on inside final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression until ran on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out
Will He Wish, Star Sensation and Rafferty are now being given a chance by the handicapper, with Star Sensation now three-pounds lower than for her Leicester win last June, while Rafferty hinted at a return to form when running on in a valuable Newmarket handicap last time, and the form of the race has been franked since by Everest. Riva Royale has won over course and distance - admittedly on good to soft going - from just a pound lower mark than today and could be interesting with cheekpieces fitted fro the first time. Prince Hector won here over eight furlongs last year from a three-pound lower mark, but has won from a higher rating so, with him clearly being in good heart, he warrants closer inspection too. Michelle Ma Belle is another that is surely edging towards a winning mark, Morning After us dropping in the weights and Samuel Charles remains consistent but can't get his head in front in handicaps. If I added that the bottom pair, And Toto Too and Ziet d'Alsace are also back to near winning marks, then you would probably not be surprised. The fact is that they are so maybe this is one of those races where it is best to pull up a chair and a drink and reflect on other matters for a moment or two. Or maybe the horse we have yet to mention, Bob's Buzz, who won over course and distance from a one-pound lower mark last season, can confirm the view that he was about to run a good race when fifth here on his last run. As such, he gets the call.