chased leader until hung left and weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with front pair final furlong and lost 3rd final stride
held up in touch, headway on outer going well 2f out, shaken up to lead 1f out, clear final furlong, eased near finish
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, pushed along on outer 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd final stride
chased leaders, ridden on inside 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, soon no chance with winner
in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Celestial Dream probably has the best form among those to have raced previously but Andrew Balding's filly seemed not to fully get the six furlongs at Great Leighs when last seen in November and she looks worth taking on with one of the newcomers with preference for AL RAKHAA, who gets the nod over Cleisthenes. The last mentioned is trained by William Haggas, who is more than capable of getting one ready first time out, and a market move for him would be of great interest as he is owned by Harry Findlay and Tony Bloom. Rae Guest's Minnola has not progressed from a promising debut as a juvenile and looks best left out of calculations, while Blackwater Fort was beaten a long way in his last three starts as a two-year-old in November and December and he is hard to recommend after those efforts but may do better as a three-year-old. A chance then is taken with Marcus Tregoning's Al Rakhaa, a speedily bred newcomer, who comes from a yard that is beginning to hit form and he may be good enough to win first time up.
State Function (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Led, raced keenly, headed, hung left over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 14, 11l behind Prescription (8-12) at Yarmouth 6f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gs in Aug.
Blackwater Fort (USA) 13-2 (9-7) In rear, ridden halfway, no impression, 8th of 10, 16l behind Newlyn Art (9-4) at Great Leighs 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Dec.
Cleisthenes (USA) Pleasantly Perfect gelding out of Do The Mambo.
Madhal First Trump colt out of Jane Grey.
Tightrope (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Prominent on outer until weakened quickly over 1f out, 9th of 12, 6l behind Chris's Jem (8-9) at Folkestone 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Celestial Dream (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, led, headed over 2f out, ridden and every chance still over 1f out, edged right and weakened final furlong, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Fen Spirit (9-0) at Great Leighs 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Nov.
Lois Darlin (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Soon outpaced towards rear, some headway on inside when hampered on rail inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 4l behind Deckchair (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo sell stks (6) pol in Mar.
Rare Bet Bertolini filly out of Rare Old Times.
Minnola 20-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, outpaced, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 8, 6l behind Yanza (8-9) at Kempton 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Al Rakhaa (IRE) Exceed And Excel filly out of Common Rumpus.
