slowly into stride, held up in rear, taken to race alone on stands rail inside final 4f, looked on terms until lost touch over 1f out
took keen hold, held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, stayed on same pace
behind, hard driven and no response 2f out, eased when no chance final furlong
chased leaders on outside, ridden and every chance 2f out, stayed on same pace under pressure
held up towards rear on inside, headway 2f out, led and hung left inside final furlong, driven out (hand-timed)
behind on outside, driven over 2f out, no impression
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, good headway on inside 2f out, driven to lead 1f out, headed and unable to quicken inside final furlong
led at fast pace and soon clear, headed 2f out, weakened quickly
Prince Valentine is sure to be popular with punters here but we will side with Diamond Dan who is preferred to the other likely candidate Taranaki. The selection finished a close second behind Hadath over 1m here on Thursday. He would have won with another stride and although the drop in trip is a slight concern he looks the value call. Prince Valentine is in good form and this course and distance winner will not be far away at the finish from a good draw. Taranaki has been running consistently well but he has a poor draw and he hasn't won for over two years so he can't be backed with any confidence. Terenzium is from a top yard and is another with place claims, but for the winner we will stick with Diamond Dan.
Taranaki 7-1 (8-4) Raced aloned on stand's rail and well on terms, ridden from over 2f out, overall leader over 1f out, in command final furlong, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating Linda's Colin (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Border Edge 66-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 16th of 20, 11l behind Lincolneurocruiser (9-5) at Ascot 7f ldy rds hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Jools 10-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 6l behind Jackie Kiely (9-2) at Epsom 1m 2f app hcp (5) gf.
Connotation 33-1 (10-0) Slowly into stride, outpaced, 9th of 12, 10l behind Joshua's Gold (9-6) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jun.
Diamond Dan (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, headway and squeezed through over 1f out, chased winner final 100yds, closed as winner idled near finish, just failed, 2nd of 9, shd behind Hadath (9-2) at Brighton 1m app hcp (6) frm.
Terenzium (IRE) 7-2jt-fav (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, gradually lost place and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 6l behind Captain Darling (9-6) at Kempton 1m app hcp (5) pol.
Danzare 20-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden to chase leaders 1f out, kept on, 5th of 11, 3l behind Greenmeadow (9-4) at Folkestone 1m 2f fll hcp (6) gf.
Prince Valentine 6-1 (9-8) Mid-division, switched right and headway 3f out, ridden and every chance final furlong, just held, 2nd of 15, nk behind Start of Authority (9-4) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) frm in Jul.
Comeintothespace (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, in touch, ridden 3f out, soon hung left, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 16l behind Wind Chime (9-8) at Chepstow 1m ldy rds hcp (5) gf.
Zinging 16-1 (9-4) In touch, effort 2f out, soon chased winner until no extra final 100yds, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Hadath (9-2) at Brighton 1m app hcp (6) frm.
Zafarshah (IRE) 11-4fav (9-1) Held up, mid-division, headway in centre over 2f out, driven to chase leaders over 1f out, not quicken, 4th of 15, 1 1/2l behind Dark Moon (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcap (6) gf.
Perfect Order (USA) 11-1 (8-6) Held up rear, never a factor, 11th of 13, 13l behind Carloman (9-2) at Epsom 1m 1f 3yo mdn hcp (5) gf in Jul.
It's Basil 25-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed well over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 13th of 14, 33l behind Monash Lad (9-0) at Windsor 1m 4f sll (5) gf in Jul.
