held up in mid-division, headway going well & chasing leaders when edged over 1f out, every chance, unable to quicken, well inside final furlong
held up towards rear, effort 2f out, driven over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace
reared at start, held up, ridden on outside over 2f out, never dangerous
chased leader, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place
in touch, ridden 3f out, hung badly left from 2f out and weakened
prominent, led 3f out, kept on well under pressure until worn down final 100 yards
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon beaten, lost action and virtually pulled up over 1f out
led to 3f out, chased leader, weakened over 1f out
prominent, ridden to press leaders on inside over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, on outside, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders over 5f
slowly into stride, raced wide and always in rear
switched left from outside draw and held up in rear, good headway between horses over 1f out, ran on to lead final 100 yards, kept on well
never going well and always towards rear
Imperium may be the answer in a tricky finale with Metropolitan Chief and Tilsworth Charlie completing the short-list. The selection has plenty of course form to his name in the dim and distant past and has been in fairly consistent form on the all-weather this year. He ran quite well on his return to racing on turf in a ladies' race at Salisbury where he finished strongly having missed the break. George Baker knows this track well and may be able to produce him with a sweeping run at just the right time. Another jockey that knows this track well is Richard Quinn and Metropolitan Chief is due to be his only ride on the card. The gelding has yet to win on grass but has made the frame on a couple of occasions and didn't shape too badly last time; it would be no surprise to see him go well. Tilsworth Charlie has just the one win to her name but she makes the frame often enough and has also run well here in days gone by. She was below par last time but may be able to bounce back and make her presence felt but our suggestion for top honours is, Imperuim.
Imperium 20-1 (7-13) Very slowly away, steady headway from 2f out, not reach leaders, 6th of 15, 4l behind Vanadium (8-9) at Salisbury 7f app hcp (5) gd.
Border Artist 20-1 (8-7) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, some late progress, 6th of 12, 5l behind Sion Hill (8-9) at W'hampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Tilsworth Charlie 4-1 (9-8) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, 5th of 14, 11l behind Oh So Saucy (9-8) at Yarmouth 7f stk 0-55 (6) gf.
Metropolitan Chief 16-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway when switched right approaching final furlong, kept on, not reach leaders, 4th of 14, 3l behind Gone'n'dunnett (8-7) at Great Leighs 6f hcp (6) pol.
Inwaan (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, edged left after 1f, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 14, 4l behind Gone'n'dunnett (8-7) at Great Leighs 6f hcp (6) pol.
Turkish Sultan (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) In touch, ridden over 2f out, soon under pressure and one pace, 6th of 14, 8l behind Wahoo Sam (8-10) at Nottingham 1m app hcp (5) gd.
Patavium Prince (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Steadied start and keen, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 11th of 16, 17l behind Top Seed (8-9) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Apr.
Smokin Joe 12-1 (8-9) Pulled hard in rear, headway to go in touch 6f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 24l behind Given A Choice (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f app hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Djalalabad (FR) 33-1 (9-8) In touch, ridden 2f out, kept on, 4th of 14, 9l behind Oh So Saucy (9-8) at Yarmouth 7f stk 0-55 (6) gf.
Fun In The Sun 14-1 (8-6) Mid-division, no impression final furlong, 6th of 12, 7l behind Silver Blue (8-4) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Tuning Fork 13-2 (8-1) Prominent, keen hold, weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 11l behind Straight Face (8-12) at Kempton 7f app hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Charming Ballet (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Raced centre, held up, ridden and headway approaching 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 8th of 15, 7l behind Polar Force (8-9) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-50 (6) gd in Apr.
Baba Ghanoush 9-1 (9-0) Led, soon ridden along, headed over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 9, 7l behind Mr Chocolate Drop (9-0) at Kempton 7f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Feb.
Batchworth Blaise 15-2 (9-0) Keen hold in mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 14, 8l behind Hey Presto (9-0) at Kempton 1m Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Apr.
Brean Dot Com (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 13, 20l behind Blakeshall Quest (8-9) at Southwell 6f hcap (6) fbs.
Shava 16-1 (8-12) Keen, held up in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Balerno (8-10) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-50 (6) gf in Apr.
