in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
behind, pushed along 4f out, never in contention
made virtually all, driven and kept on gamely when strongly pressed throughout final furlong, all out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, chased winner and strong challenge inside final furlong, just failed
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, soon eased when no chance
mid-division, driven along over 2f out, soon beaten
held up, headway on outside over 2f out, driven to chase leaders final furlong, stayed on
behind, headway on wide outside over 2f out, never going pace to reach leaders
towards rear, pushed along 4f out, stayed on final 2f, never going pace to trouble leaders
chased winner to 2f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, headway on wide outside over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out
keen hold in mid-division, weakening when not much room 2f out
took keen hold in mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased winner 2f out until no extra inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Pocketwood showed improved form when chasing home Lady Songbird at Newbury last month but a 3lb rise since then leaves him with more to do and preference is for the hat trick-seeking Royal Premier, with Charmatic rated the pick of the remainder. The selection has done everything asked of him of late and looks capable of following up his recent successes at Yarmouth and Goodwood having been raised just 4lbs for his most recent win. Emma Lavelle's True Companion ran better at Newbury last time but may prefer a softer surface, while Ocean Avenue disappointed here last time and may now be best watched. Love Always may do better than last time on a more suitable surface today but more solid claims are probably held by Charmatic who has ran well in both starts this term. Royal Premier has done little wrong of late though and is taken to win again.
Love Always 7-2 (8-3) Held up early, headway to chase leader 5f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 21l behind Moon Empress (8-5) at Salisbury 1m 4f fll hcp (4) gs in May.
True Companion 12-1 (9-1) Behind, switched to outside and good headway 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1l behind Lady Songbird (8-9) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in May.
Ocean Avenue (IRE) 4-1co-fav (8-6) Chased leaders until weakened over 2f out, 7th of 10, 9l behind Nosferatu (9-3) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
And Again (USA) 20-1 (8-10) Led, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 17l behind Moon Empress (8-5) at Salisbury 1m 4f fll hcp (4) gs in May.
Ross Moor 14-1 (8-9) Mid-division, headway and every chance under pressure over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 1l behind Wild Pitch (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcap (4) pol in May.
Olimpo (FR) 16-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon outpaced and beaten, 11th of 14, 13l behind Lady Songbird (8-9) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in May.
Musango 6-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1l behind Sunset Boulevard (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in May.
Royal Premier (IRE) 4-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before halfway, ridden to lead 2f out, stayed on well, always holding runner-up towards finish, won at Goodwood 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May beating Imperial Harry (9-0) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Charmatic (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, one pace, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Spring Dream (8-12) at Bath 1m 5f fll hcp (5) gf in May.
Hatch A Plan (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, hung left from over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd close home, 3rd of 14, 3/4l behind Nightspot (9-2) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in May.
Broughtons Folly 15-2 (9-1) Held up, behind final 5f, virtually pulled up, last of 9, well behind Sugitani (9-1) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in May.
Pactolos Way 33-1 (9-4) In touch, hard ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 14, 7l behind Nightspot (9-2) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in May.
Fourth Dimension (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders to 7f out, lost place 5f out, soon tailed off, 13th of 14, well behind Afrad (9-7) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) sft in Jul '05.
Smart Cat (IRE) 9-4fav (7-13) Slowly into stride, held up, modest headway under pressure 2f out, never threatened leaders, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Lunar River (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f fll hcp (6) pol in May.
Rawaabet (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) With leader, led after 2f, headed 2f out, weakened quickly, 9th of 14, 17l behind Raydan (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in May.
Pocketwood 8-1 (8-8) Made all, ridden over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, found extra near finish, won at Folkestone 1m 4f hcap (4) beating Fregate Island (9-5) by a nk, 7 ran.
