held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway final furlong, nearest finish
led, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon hung right, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, all out
tracked leaders, driven clear over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
held up, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never able to challenge
tracked leaders, lost place well over 1f out
tracked leaders, raced keenly, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong
A chance is taken with Rossini Byline ahead of Guest Connections and Mafaheem. The selection has more to prove than a number in this field but John Spearing's string appear to be finding some form and he has a good strike rate at this level and not a bad one at the track with a healthy level stakes profit. She has been fairly well held in three runs in maidens but John Egan is a positive booking and this drop in grade may prove key. Guest Connections is probably the one to beat as he only narrowly missed out in a strong claimer at Windsor last time where he had Doubtful Sound and Majestical behind. He should be able to confirm the form. Mafaheem has been in good form on the all-weather of late and is equally effective on turf and his chance must be respected but we'll take a bit of a flyer and select Rossini Byline.
Guest Connections 9-2 (9-8) Held up in rear, headway and hanging left over 2f out, driven to take narrow lead well inside final furlong, headed near finish, 2nd of 16, hd behind Dressed To Dance (8-13) at Windsor 6f clm (5) gf.
Blackmalkin (USA) 10-3 (9-13) Chased leaders until weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 3l behind Wibbadune (8-13) at Yarmouth 5f fll hcp (6) gf.
Doubtful Sound (USA) 12-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, unable to quicken final furlong, 5th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Dressed To Dance (8-13) at Windsor 6f clm (5) gf.
Mafaheem 11-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, ridden over 2f out, some progress, 8th of 14, 7l behind Witchry (9-2) at Chepstow 6f app hcp (6) sft.
Majestical (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 16, 8l behind Dressed To Dance (8-13) at Windsor 6f clm (5) gf.
Ela Aleka Mou 25-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 14l behind After The Show (9-8) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Apr.
Time Share (IRE) 6-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, pushed along over 1f out, kept on, not trouble leaders, 5th of 8, 3l behind Wibbadune (8-13) at Yarmouth 5f fll hcp (6) gf.
Rossini Byline (IRE) 50-1 (8-3) Always behind and struggling final 3f, 10th of 12, 15l behind Al Samha (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol in Mar.