always prominent, ridden over 1f out, soon not much room briefly, ran on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden and edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken
slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on towards finish
with leader, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed post
mid-division, headway when switched left over 1f out, soon ridden, no extra near finish
steadied start, held up in rear, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
held up towards rear, not clear run over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to lead post
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
PERFECT FRIEND is taken to get the better of Billberry with Dickie Le Davoir and Gazboolou likely to be in the thick of the action. Market support for Billberry would look significant given his connections but he's a far better performer on artificial surfaces than he is on grass and the percentage call is to take him on as he has yet to taste success on turf in twelve attempts. Dickie Le Davoir is more versatile and came within a head of recording a tenth career success at Pontefract last time which will see his mark rise by 3lbs in the future and he's entitled to go close. Gazboolou's last three wins have all been on the all-weather but he has come within inches of adding to his sole turf success in recent starts and should be on the premises again from a mark which is by no means beyond him. Silver Guest may show a little more now that he has got a couple of starts under his belt this season as he's attractively weighted at best but he's another that has yet to win on turf so preference is for Perfect Friend who didn't run too badly at Salisbury last time and is 6lbs lower than her last winning mark.
Tudor Prince (IRE) 7-2 (8-13) Tracked leaders, badly hampered 2f out, not recover, 11th of 12, 9l behind Perlachy (8-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Silver Guest 11-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, not much room and weakened entering final furlong, 9th of 12, 8l behind Drawnfromthepast (9-7) at Bath 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Perfect Friend 7-1 (10-0) Mid-division, effort when hung left 2f out, stayed on under pressure to chase leaders final furlong, no impression, 5th of 9, 4l behind Moretta Blanche (10-0) at Salisbury 7f flls hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Dickie Le Davoir 5-1 (9-9) In rear, ridden and headway on outer over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, hd behind Elijah Pepper (9-7) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Gazboolou 15-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, eveychance over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind War And Peace (8-12) at Salisbury 7f app hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Billberry 8-1 (8-3) Held up towards rear, switched left and headway well over 1f out, soon edged left, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 6l behind Space Station (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Stargazy 200-1 (9-2) Always behind, last of 11, 24l behind Dohasa (9-2) at Kempton 7f 3yo Listed stks (1) pol in Dec.
Lily Wood 33-1 (8-8) Towards rear when stumbled over 4f out, some headway 2f out, no danger, 9th of 15, 5l behind The History Man (9-1) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May.
Song of Praise 11-1 (8-12) Dwelt, soon in touch on inside, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 7l behind White Shift (9-12) at Bath 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Piccolo Express 7-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, headway on outside 3f out, came wide entering straight, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 6th of 10, 6l behind The City Kid (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Belle Park 25-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, not troubled leaders, 5th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Anjomarba (8-9) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo sell stks (6) pol.
Fernando Torres 7-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 11, 10l behind Expensive Problem (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hacp 0-70 (5) pol in May.
