slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, never dangerous
held up mid-division, steady headway 2f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well, readily
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance until one pace final furlong
led 2f, with leader, ridden and lost place over 1f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, driven and outpaced 3f out, kept on final 2f, never near leaders
with leader, led after 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
behind, outpaced 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f, never nearer
chased leaders, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression towards finish
As usual, the old horse chestnut about watching the market is served up but in the absence of that information, Dotty's Brother is a speculative pick at the expense of Exceedingly Good and Aldermoor. Anne Duffield has two in this contest and it could be worth sticking with the son of Forzando in the opener. He has shown a degree of early pace in the past and with a number of the more fancied runners having high draws, he can glean first use of the rail. Exceedingly Good hails from the resurgent team of Bryan Smart. The filly was well backed ahead of her last engagement at Doncaster and it will be interesting to see whether those same punters row in again. Aldermoor is very nicely bred and is one to note with the future in mind. Sold for 95000 guineas at the Doncaster Sales in April he could be anything. Go Go Green has shaped encouragingly on two starts thus far. Come And Go represent the stable that won this event last term and is one to note in the market. Proclaim is a half-brother to six furlong winner, Dhaular Dhar. Star Of Sophia's near relations include Mixterthetrixter so don't be surprised to see plenty of precociousness. Starry Sky looked badly in need of her first experience at Kempton and will be running on when others have cried enough. Agent Stone looks best of the rest. Dotty's Brother is the pick.
Agent Stone (IRE) Night Shift colt out of winning sprinter Just One Smile.
Aldermoor (USA) Tale Of The Cat colt out of winning miler Notting Hill.
Artesium 28-1 (9-3) Led 1f, with winner, ridden, every chance over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 6th of 11, 16l behind Talking Hands (9-3) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Jun.
Come And Go (UAE) 20-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders and keen, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 10l behind Firebet (9-3) at Carlisle 6f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Jun.
Go Go Green (IRE) 7-2 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, one pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 6l behind Master Noverre (8-11) at Doncaster 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) gf in May.
Poaka Beck (IRE) Fath colt, half-brother to numerous winners from 6f-7f.
Proclaim Noverre colt, half-brother to 5f-1m winner Dhaular Dhar.
Exceedingly Good (IRE) 17-2 (9-0) Held up, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Faraway Flower (9-0) at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) gd in Jun.
Sampower Rose (IRE) 66-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, towards rear, soon chased along, effort over 2f out, never troubled leaders, 7th of 11, 20l behind Total Gallery (9-3) at Beverley 5f 2yo mdn (4) gd.
Starry Sky 8-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never able to challenge, 4th of 11, 4l behind Spanish Cygnet (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) pol.
Dotty's Brother 12-1 (9-3) Chased leader, ridden 3f out, one pace over 1f out, 3rd of 5, 4l behind Grand Honour (9-3) at W'hampton 5f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Apr.
Star of Sophia (IRE) Hawk Wing filly, half-sister to winning sprinter Queen Of Bulgaria and 6f-1m winner Outrageous Flirt.
