chased leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
soon pushed along in rear, ridden early straight, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish
keen hold, in touch, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched right, headway to chase winner over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, always held
led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, no extra inside final furlong
took keen hold, prominent, weakened quickly over 2f out, soon eased
held up in rear, ridden on inside 3f out, never in contention
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, one pace and no impression on leaders final 2f
held up in rear, stayed on final 2f, not pace to troubled leaders final furlong
in touch, effort on inside 3f out, soon driven, weakened 2f out, eased when no chance final furlong
Lee Miller was all out when taking a Pontefract maiden last month and Luca Cumani's filly does not look to be particularly well treated for her debut in a handicap so a better bet may be Saleima, who gets the vote with Rowan River rated the pick of the remainder. The selection ran over 1m4f in each of her first two starts this term but Peter Chapple-Hyam's filly clearly appreciated the drop back to this trip when chasing home Caprivi at Doncaster last time and she looks worth a bet to go one better here off what seems a fair mark. Paul Blockley's Friends Hope has shown a consistent level of form and should again be thereabouts but she may struggle to give weight away all round, while Alan King's Cosmea has more to do off her new mark then when winning at Windsor last month. James Fanshawe's Hepburn Bell looks to be going the right way and will hopefully be ridden with more confidence over this trip now that connections know that she stays after her run last time. She has to be respected but more solid claims are held by Tom Dascombe's Rowan River, who ran better at Windsor last time, and she has every chance provided that the ground continues to dry out. Saleima has plenty going for her though and Peter Chapple-Hyam's filly gets the verdict.
Friends Hope 11-1 (9-0) In touch, no impression from over 1f out, 4th of 5, 7l behind Flying Clarets (9-0) at Hamilton 1m fll stk (3) gd in Jun.
Rowan River 12-1 (9-13) Close up, driven and hung left inside final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Saraba (9-6) at Windsor 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Hepburn Bell (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, ridden, headway and hung right from over 2f out, never near leaders, 6th of 14, 5l behind Dona Alba (9-5) at Leicester 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Spell Caster 13-2 (9-8) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon one pace, 5th of 11, 6l behind Excape (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Saleima (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Chased winner, ridden to challenge well over 1f out, kept on, always held inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Caprivi (8-12) at Doncaster 1m 2f mdn fll (4) gf in Jun.
Malibu Girl (USA) 33-1 (9-7) Always in rear, 10th of 11, 7l behind Suzi's Decision (9-6) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (4) gf in Jun.
Lush (IRE) 11-4jt-fav (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, never on terms, 4th of 14, 10l behind Armure (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn fll (5) pol.
Star of Gibraltar 12-1 (8-2) Slowly away, soon tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 6l behind Maghya (8-7) at Newmarket 1m fll hcp (3) frm in Jun.
Snowy Indian 5-1 (9-7) Led, headed over 2f out, soon beaten, 12th of 13, 42l behind Black Dahlia (8-11) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) gf in Jun.
Cosmea 5-1 (8-10) Held up in mid-division, smooth headway on outside from over 3f out, led 2f out, soon ridden, in command, stayed on well, won at Windsor 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Susie May (10-0) by 3l, 14 ran.
Broughtons Flight (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Led at steady pace, quickened 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Millie's Rock (8-10) at Beverley 1m 2f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) gf.
Lee Miller (IRE) 8-11fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, headway 3f out, ridden to challenge when hung left 2f out and inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn fll (5) gd in Jun beating Siyasa (9-0) by a nk, 7 ran.
