tracked leader, ridden halfway, weakened and eased over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, ridden halfway, soon outpaced, switched right 1f out, ran on towards finish
slowly into stride, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon one pace
soon chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon one pace
prominent, effort to challenge winner 1f out, kept on, unable to quicken near finish
chased leaders, ridden halfway, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
made most, ridden 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
soon pushed along towards rear
chased leaders until halfway
Sands Crooner was a winner last time and will prove popular with punters but we will side with Conjecture to take this, while Silver Prelude and Welcome Approach can also go well. Conjecture put up a good performance to be second at Ayr last time when drawn on the wrong side of the track and comes here to race from the same mark of 55. He handles all types of ground and has a decent enough draw towards the middle here so he can go one better. Sands Crooner beat Caustic Wit a neck at Bath last time, his first win on turf. He carries a penalty here and is hardly a good thing when all of that is considered, although a repeat effort would see him thereabouts. Silver Prelude is another rated 55 and put in a good performance to finish runner up to Ebraam over 6f at Wolverhampton last week. However, he has not won since 2004 and maybe still needs a further drop to get her nose in front again. Of the remainder, Welcome Approach is just 1lb above the mark of his last win and will appreciate the faster surface here, so he could go close, but preference is for Conjecture.
Welcome Approach 11-2 (8-9) Behind stand side, driven and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Deserted Dane (9-3) at Carlisle 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jun.
Sands Crooner (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway and chased leaders 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Bath 5f hcap (6) gs beating Caustic Wit (9-11) by a nk, 16 ran.
Henry Hall (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders and keen, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 7l behind Elkhorn (9-3) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jun.
Multahab 5-1 (9-8) Led, brought towards outside over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Cosmic Destiny (8-13) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) frm in Jun.
Calabaza 11-2 (8-11) Always in rear, 8th of 11, 6l behind Caustic Wit (8-10) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Conjecture 8-1 (10-7) Chased winner far side group, kept on, no impression, 2nd of 17, 3l behind The History Man (10-7) at Ayr 5f amt hcp (6) gd.
Silver Prelude 20-1 (9-3) Led, set good pace, pressed over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, caught final stride, 2nd of 12, hd behind Ebraam (9-5) at W'hampton 6f hcap (6) pol.
Banana Belle 25-1 (8-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Contentious (8-4) at Brighton 5f 3yo hcp (6) gf.
