pressed leader, ridden over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong
close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
in rear, outpaced over 3f out, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
led, ridden entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on
After showing nothing in her first five starts, the penny seemed to drop for SITAR at Nottingham last time. She showed plenty of speed to snatch victory in the closing stages and is capable of following up here. Franca Florio has some good two-year-old form but flopped on her seasonal reappearance and is best watched for the time being while Midnightly seems to be going backwards as a three-year-old, and Wadood hasn’t been seen since running badly at the end of April. Verdi and Miss Rosina look short of the required class.
Wadood (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 8 3/4l behind Jack Flash (9-5) at Ripon 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Franca Florio (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) In rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders, 8th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Dakota Gold (8-12) at Thirsk 5f hcp (3) gf in Apr.
Midnightly 7-2 (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden inside final furlong, edged left and kept on same pace final furlong, no impression, 5th of 7, 4 3/4l behind Rebecca Rocks (9-7) at Goodwood 5f hcp (5) gd in May.
Sitar 5-1cfav (9-4) Not much room start, in rear, switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, edged left and ran on inside final furlong, led close home, won at Nottingham 5f hcp (6) gs in Jun beating Bithynia (9-7) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Miss Rosina (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Chased leader until ridden 2f out, chased leaders, weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 9, 18 1/2l behind Zavikon (9-3) at Windsor 5f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Verdi (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Off the pace in last trio, never involved, 8th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Zavikon (9-3) at Windsor 5f hcp (6) gf in Jun.