always behind
held up in rear, behind and no chance when nowhere to go inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
prominent on rail in chasing group, edging left when not much room over 1f out, weakened soon after and eased
led on stand rail, soon 3 lengths clear, reduced lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, no chance with winner final furlong, kept on well to hold 2nd
close up in chasing group, closed to track leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden clear, eased near finish
soon pushed along towards rear, staying on when not clear run and hampered entering final furlong, switched left and kept on
in touch in chasing group, ridden along 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, ran on to take 3rd entering final furlong, kept on towards finish, no chance with winner
chased leaders on outer, ridden 2f out, weakened final 1f
Nonrunner
WELSH OPERA is the nominal pick; Espy and Sister Clement should be to the fore of the betting. The selection has plenty to prove having had just the three starts on grass and having never finished in the money. However, she was running well when last seen in action and may be able to translate her form on artificial surfaces to turf whilst her yard has been in good form over the past two months. Espy hasn't quite gone on as expected but he has been holding his form well in recent outings and has proved competitive from his current perch. He may just need a change of luck in order to get his head in front and he should be a popular selection. Sister Clement was just that at Salisbury last time but she was run out of things close home and failed to land the money; she's unexposed and clearly deemed capable in some quarters of landing a race of this nature. Malapropism and Rosie Two hail from different ends of the spectrum in terms of experience but both enter calculations in a race where Blessed Place also merits serious consideration but Welsh Opera gets the nod.
Espy 4-1fav (9-13) Held up, came stand side over 3f out, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Orpen's Art (9-1) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) fm in Jun.
Figaro Flyer (IRE) 15-2 (9-13) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders halfway, ridden 2f out, soon one pace, 6th of 13, 5l behind Elusive Fame (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Welsh Opera 4-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 5f fll hcp (0-75) (3yo+) (5) pol in Mar beating Cheshire Rose (8-11) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Green Onions 5-1 (8-5) Chased leader, ridden halfway, soon outpaced, weakened from 2f out, last of 6, 16l behind Captain Carey (9-3) at Windsor 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jun.
Plumage 5-1 (9-9) With leaders, led 2f out, soon headed, not quicken well inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 1 3/4l behind Onebidkintymill (9-8) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Malapropism 16-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, headway halfway, ridden, edged left over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Multahab (9-2) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) fm.
Blessed Place 16-1 (8-11) Soon led but raced off stand rail, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 11, 3l behind Colorus (9-0) at Windsor 5f app hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Sister Clement (IRE) 3-1fav (8-13) Raced wide, held up, good headway over 2f out, pressed leaders and every chance over 1f out, ran on, not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Kuanyao (8-10) at Salisbury 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Fly In Johnny (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) With leader, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 10l behind Matuza (9-3) at Windsor 6f sell stks (6) gf in Jun.
Trivia (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) In touch, effort well over 1f out, not quicken and one pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Brandywell Boy (9-2) at Newbury 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Reigning Monarch (USA) 12-1 (8-2) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 10, 17l behind Halsion Chancer (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Avrilo 7-1 (8-3) Reared leaving stalls, soon pushed along towards rear, never troubled leaders, 8th of 11, 10l behind Rafta (7-12) at Salisbury 6f fll hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Step It Up (IRE) 10-3 (9-7) Took keen hold, pressed leader to halfway, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Green Lagonda (8-11) at Folkestone 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Rosie Two 66-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 13, 11l behind Maverin (9-3) at Windsor 6f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
