held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, no impression 1f out
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace
led 1f, tracked leader, led again over 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, edged left entering final furlong, driven out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, never dangerous
prominent, headway when queezed for room inside final furlong, not recover
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, always held
slowly into stride, soon led, headed over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
TAKE MY HAND is taken to follow up from her recent Catterick success, while both On The Cusp and Mighty Clarets will pose as the main dangers. The selection has done nothing but improve with race experience. She caught the eye after finishing second to Motty's Gift at Kempton on her penultimate outing and won nicely at Catterick last time out. She has risen five pounds in the weights as a result but with further improvement she should win again. On The Cusp has the services of Frankie Dettori which is eye catching in itself and for that reason any market support should be noted. Mighty Clarets comes from the in form Richard Fahey stable and has been improving with each and every run. He ran a personal best after finishing third at Pontefract last time out and he is sure to run well once again. Take My Hand however has the best form on offer and is difficult to oppose.
Danceintothelight 6-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 5l behind Transmit (9-3) at Catterick 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Apr.
On The Cusp (IRE) 11-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 13, 43l behind Lord Raglan (8-10) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Apr.
Mighty Clarets (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure to go 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with 1st 2, 3rd of 13, 16l behind Landowner (9-4) at Pontefract 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Oct.
Miami Gator (IRE) 5-2fav (9-2) Took keen hold, led 1f, prominent, ridden over 1f out, soon challenging, close 3rd, unable to quicken when not much room inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Tuscan King (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo clm stks (5) pol in Mar.
Electric City (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Led and soon clear, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 31l behind Calypso Star (8-11) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Take My Hand 9-4fav (9-4) Mid-division, switched right over 2f out, pushed along and headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 75 yards, won at Catterick 7f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr beating Choc'a'moca (8-10) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Emerald Glade (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 5th of 13, 8l behind Silent Secret (9-0) at Beverley 7f 2yo stks (5) gf in Sep.
Always Dixie (IRE) 11-1 (8-4) Held up in touch, slightly hampered after 1f, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 15l behind Tribal Myth (8-5) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.
Dinkys Diamond (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Led until 7f out, chased winner until 6f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off, last of 9, well behind Dancing Dude (8-9) at Newcastle 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Apr.
