held up in rear, headway on outside 1f out kept on final furlong, nearest finish
took keen hold, held up towards rear, hard driven and beaten over 2f out, virtually pulled up final furlong
took keen hold, held up in rear, effort into mid-division not clear run after 1f out, no impression after
winner pulled hard in mid-division, good headway on outside over 1f out, strong run to lead near finish
took keen hold in mid-division, effort on the inside and driven 2f out weakened over 2f out
soon close up on inner, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed final 50 yards
prominent, not much room in last place 5f out, beaten when hung left over 1f out
chased leaders over 5f
chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
bumped start and always behind
took keen hold, led 5f out, headed over 1f out, rallied to lead final 50 yards, caught near finish
held up in rear, pushed along and struggling 3f out
led to 5f out, hard ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
In a competitive event, the vote goes to Isitloveyourafter ahead of Motu, Beauty Of Dreams, Temper Tantrum, Compton Banker, Hollywood Henry and Doringo. The locally-trained Isitloveyourafter was expected to win at Nottingham last time so sets about a retrieving mission at this shorter trip tonight. Granting him plenty of respect from a canny yard, we will give him the vote. Motu has now dropped to a fairly attractive mark and should be noted in the ring, while a repeat of the type of form that saw Beauty Of Dreams finish second to Strong Hand at Carlisle on May 12th, brings her firmly into the mix. A replication of last summer's form would make Compton Banker a, well, banker, while Hollywood Henry is back to the mark from which he won at Warwick last summer, and triple course winner Temper Tantrum holds excellent claims if at his best, the cheekpieces he normally wears being back on from his latest run. Kumakawa actually ran quite well over a shorter trip last time, although his best form form overall is on the all-weather. The lightly raced Cross My Shadow showed improvement in a tongue-tie last time and might improve again, while Doringo ran his best race to date when second here off his current mark last time and, set to go up by two pounds in future ratings, is entitled to respect. Shamwari Fire is possibly better over further, while Fulvio certainly has place prospects based on fairly recent course form. Lord Chamberlain caught the eye here three runs ago and, from a three-pound lower mark tonight, can't be discounted. Overall, though, particularly if supported, we will side with Isitloveyourafter.
Temper Tantrum 11-2 (9-11) Held up, always behind, 14th of 19, 13l behind Lyrical Way (9-11) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in May.
Compton Banker (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Steadied start, pulled hard, held up in rear, headway 2f out, soon every chance, ridden and one pace, 7th of 17, 5l behind Kindlelight Debut (9-12) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (6) gf.
Beauty of Dreams 6-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 16, 15l behind Shifty (9-4) at Carlisle 1m app hcp (6) sft in May.
Motu (IRE) 11-2jt-fav (9-4) Chased leaders, effort and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 17, 5l behind Kindlelight Debut (9-12) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (6) gf.
Fulvio (USA) 5-1 (9-12) Held up in rear on inner, switched to outside halfway, headway on outside over 2f out, one pace and no impression over 1f out, 4th of 11, 6l behind Magic Amour (9-12) at Brighton 7f sll (6) gf in May.
Doringo 9-2jt-fav (9-5) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, chased winner and hung left over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Kindness (9-11) at Brighton 1m app mdn hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Hana Dee 14-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 12, 6l behind Farnborough (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (6) pol.
Isitloveyourafter (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on, 3rd of 15, 3 1/2l behind Gallego (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f stk (7) gd in May.
