held up, switched left, headway 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
tracked leaders, headway 2f out, ridden, effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong
held up in rear, switched outside, headway over 2f out, ridden every chance over 1f out, held towards finish
chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, soon no impression
held up, some headway over 3f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, weakened
with leader, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
led, quickened 3f out, ridden, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
Not many can be ruled out in a competitive handicap, where the unexposed Emerald Bay is expected to be a very popular choice in the betting. However, that scenario would help boost the price on Spring Goddess, who is a very capable performer and gets the nod as the value selection. Granston and Temple Place are others that are very capable on their day and are worth noting for each-way money, while Another Bottle is respected but may find it hard to dominate in this company. Emerald Bay is a typical improver from the Mark Johnston camp that is thriving on being kept busy. Still, this is his toughest assignment so far and a 6lb penalty does not make life easy for him. Therefore, it can pay to give another chance to Spring Goddess, who will be ideally suited by the drop back in trip. Darryll Holland being back in the plate is another positive for the daughter of Daggers Drawn and everything looks in place for her to give a good run for the money today.
Helm Bank 100-1 (8-7) Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 16th of 20, 18l behind Imperial Stride (8-11) at York 1m 2f lst hcp (1) gf.
Temple Place (IRE) 15-2 (8-11) Keen in mid-division, effort on rails inside final 3f, weakened final 2f, 11th of 13, 11l behind Norton (8-8) at Sandown 1m hcp (2) gd in May.
Another Bottle (IRE) 10-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 8th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Blue Monday (9-0) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.
Wing Commander 12-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 9l behind Takes Tutu (9-0) at Redcar 1m hcp (2) gf.
Spring Goddess (IRE) 20-1 (7-12) Always behind, ridden over 3f out, no progress, 11th of 17, 8l behind Eccentric (8-2) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (2) gd.
Granston (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Takes Tutu (9-0) at Redcar 1m hcp (2) gf.
Royal Dignitary (USA) 66-1 (8-9) Raced and 5th, off the pace, effort to close when not clear run inside final 2f, kept on under pressure final furlong, 5th of 11, 8l behind Momtic (9-2) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (2) gd.
Emerald Bay (IRE) 6-4fav (8-12) Tracked leader, upsides 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on, won at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp (3) gf beating Bolton Hall (8-10) by 2l, 6 ran.
