wore hood to post, soon steadied into last pair, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd post, not pace to challenge
held up early, headway tracking leader 8f out, every chance when hung left and ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace and held when lost 2nd post
led, brought field centre in home straight, joined and pushed along when bumped 2f out, headed soon after, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders 2f, handy 3rd, every chance far side of group over 2f out, weakened final furlong
soon steadied rear, outpaced and struggling over 3f out, tailed off
steadied start, raced keenly, steadied into 4th 8f out, good headway near side of group over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left and stayed on inside final furlong, always doing enough
Zebra Star won here last year but this further step up in trip may not suit the recent Nottingham fourth. Absolute Queen wears cheekpieces on her return but her placed efforts last summer came on fast ground. Burnish finished last on his only previous run on Turf so we’ll give another chance to SMOOTH RYDER, who may not have stayed over 1m5f 12 days ago.
Burnish 7-2 (9-6) Held up, pushed along 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 9, 4l behind Dutch Kingdom (9-11) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Intergalacticat 8-1 (9-5) In touch, pushed along over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Floating Spirit (9-7) at Lingfield 1m stks (4) pol in Feb.
Absolute Queen (IRE) 18-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, switched right and some headway over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, well beaten inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Mister X (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f (5) pol in Dec.
Zebra Star (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Raced keenly, chased leader, led over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, soon hung left and weakened, 4th of 9, 12 1/4l behind Molly Valentine (9-6) at Nottingham 1m hcp fll (5) sft in Apr.
Smooth Ryder (IRE) 4-7fav (9-10) Went 2nd after 1f, pushed along 3f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 2 1/2l behind Sexy Rexy (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Dog Fox 200-1 (9-2) Outpaced and always behind, 8th of 10, 15 1/4l behind Nails Murphy (9-4) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (4) pol in Nov.