always rear division
prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on final furlong, headed post
in touch, ridden along over 2f out, one pace final furlong
chased leaders, driven over 1f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
started slowly and behind, pushed along halfway, some late headway, never reached challenging position
prominent, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, effort over 2f out, no impression
Top weight Sweet Pickle can land the finale at the expense of Grand Lucre and Damelza. The selection has been nothing but consistant this season winning a couple on the all weather during the winter and running well on the turf this spring without getting her head in front. Her last run at Folkestone proved she has the ability to win in this company as she was not beaten far and in such a poor race she has to be go close. Grand Lucre is less exposed having only eight races under her belt. She is a winner on the all weather but it remains to be seen how she will handle conditions back on the turf. Damelza has won twice on the turf and as a result may be a more trust worthy contender. She has been a little disappointing on her last few starts though which raises question marks about her attitude. So for the winner we return to Sweet Pickle.
Sweet Pickle 8-1 (8-11) Raced stand side, chased winner, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 3l behind Keyaki (9-2) at Folkestone 6f fll hcp (4) gd.
Damelza (IRE) 33-1 (8-3) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 10th of 11, 9l behind Ashes Regained (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcap (4) pol in May.
Pay Time 14-1 (8-10) Mid-division, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 15, 11l behind Million Percent (9-0) at Catterick 7f hcap (6) gf in May.
Grand Lucre 7-1 (9-0) Led 5f, one pace when headed, 8th of 13, 3l behind Blue Bamboo (8-13) at Lingfield 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) pol in Apr.
Kudbeme 28-1 (7-13) Mid-division, ridden along over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 8l behind Very Well Red (8-2) at Beverley 1m hcap (5) gf in May.
Underthemistletoe (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Barataria (9-3) at Catterick 7f mdn 0-60 (6) gf.
The Keep 100-1 (9-2) Hampered start, always behind and outpaced, last of 12, 14l behind Expensive Detour (9-2) at Thirsk 6f mdn stk (5) gf in May.
Alavana (IRE) 22-1 (8-11) Held up, headway well over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 16, 9l behind The Grey Berry (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 3yo hcp (6) gf in May.