raced wide in mid division, steady headway halfway, tracked leader 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed well inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
close up on rail, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, rallied and staying on when hampered just over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
ridden to lead, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
keen early, soon held up in last pair, ridden and some headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
ponied to start, slowly into stride, held up in last pair, going well 2f out, headway soon after, not clear run and switched right to outside over 1f out, driven and strong run inside final furlong, led near finish, won going away
tracked leader until 3f out, chased leaders, strong rally to lead well inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner near finsh
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
took keen hold, soon held up in mid division on outside, lost place halfway, pushed along and struggling over 2f out, never dangerous after
towards rear on inside, headway on outside 2f out, cahsed leaders over 1f out, disputing lead inside final furlong, unable to quicken well inside final furlong
A good race in which FLORA TREVELYAN is taken to prevail from Tropical Paradise, while Theatrical Reward is an interesting foreign raider. Our pick was impressive when an eased-down five length winner of a Sandown handicap last time out. That was also over a mile, which appears to be her optimum trip. If the handicapper is right in putting her up 11lbs then she has to have claims here with the ground to suit and we think that she may have enough improvement in her to win at this level. Tropical Paradise is the top-rated performer in the field and will probably go off as favourite. However, in spite of a nice performance to win at Goodwood last time this stiff mile will present a more formidable challenge and she may be found wanting for stamina, while her best form has been on good ground or slower. Theatrical Reward won't mind conditions and stays further than this, which is a plus, though it is clearly hard to translate her Swedish form to this racecourse, although she has to be respected. Off Chance must be a player for the frame once more but Flora Trevelyan is selected.
Flora Trevelyan 10-3fav (8-10) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd travelling strongly on bit 2f out, led over 1f out, soon drew clear, easily, won at Sandown 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May beating Ithinkbest (8-9) by 5l, 11 ran.
Good Again 13-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 14, 15l behind Alsace Lorraine (9-7) at Ascot 1m fll hcp (2) gf in May.
Just Lille (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 17, 5l behind Cill Rialaig (8-11) at Royal Ascot 1m 4f hcp 105 (2) gf in Jun.
King's Starlet 20-1 (9-2) Raced alone center, prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, last of 9, 13l behind Beyond Desire (8-7) at Haydock 6f fll lst stks (1) gf in May.
Off Chance 7-4fav (10-0) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on outside 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon edged left, no impression inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 6l behind Gobama (8-0) at Thirsk 1m flls hcp 0-130 (3) gd in Jun.
Please Sing 20-1 (8-6) Raced far side, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 20th of 29, 18l behind Invisible Man (8-9) at Royal Ascot 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Sarah Park (IRE) 28-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden and went left just over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 5l behind Antara (9-9) at Epsom Downs 1m flls Group 3 stks (1) gf in Jun.
Theatrical Award (NOR) (8-11) 3rd of 12, 4l behind Tertullus (9-1) at Taby(SWE) 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gd in Jun.
Tropical Paradise (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, soon hung right, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied and led again towards finish, just held on, won at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May beating Signor Peltro (9-0) by shd, 14 ran.
Black Dahlia 25-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, never a factor, 7th of 10, 16l behind Camerooney (8-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jun.
