chased leaders, led over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, kept on
behind, ridden before halfway, never placed to challenge
tracked leaders, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on to lead last strides
chased leaders, headway 2f out, soon every chance, kept on well towards finish
behind, ridden halfway, never on terms
steadied start, always in rear, weakened 2f out
held up, ridden halfway, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
led, headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, stayed on well
chased leader, effort over 2f out, weakening when slightly short of room inside final furlong
It has been noticeable in recent meetings at Folkestone that there is a distinct advantage to race up the stands side rail and Thoughtsofstardom, who has been running well without winning of late, could hardly be better berthed than in stall one and he gets the vote ahead of Mambazo and Harrison's Flyer. The last mentioned ran better on soft ground at Chepstow last time and Milton Bradley's gelding has claims on that evidence if able to reproduce the form back on a better surface today. John Akehurst's Azygous has similar claims but faces no easy task from stall 10, while another Milton Bradley runner Briery Lane has to be respected but has a poor strike-rate and may be best watched. Mambazo is not straight-forward but is capable and could be of interest off what looks a decent mark back on turf after a decent spell on the Polytrack. Thoughtsofstardom has plenty going for him though and he gets the vote to make the most of his draw in stall one.
Azygous 12-1 (9-4) Held up mid-division, stayed on to chase leaders well inside final furlong and gaining near finish, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Fairfield Princess (9-1) at Kempton 5f hcap (5) pol.
Harrison's Flyer (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, hung left final furlong, weakened, 5th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Witchry (9-2) at Chepstow 6f app hcp (6) sft in May.
Thoughtsofstardom 15-2 (8-8) Held up, headway over 1f out, kept on under pressure, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Equuleus Pictor (8-11) at Yarmouth 5f hcap (5) sft in May.
Regal Royale 11-1 (9-1) Dwelt and towards rear, headway on inner over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 7l behind Royal Acclamation (9-0) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Briery Lane (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 14, 11l behind Imperial Sword (8-9) at Warwick 6f app hcp (6) gs in May.
Pretty Selma 11-1 (8-6) Always rear division, 9th of 10, 19l behind Darcy's Pride (8-9) at Catterick 5f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Apr '07.
Valiant Romeo 300-1 (8-12) Mid-division, never dangerous, 6th of 8, 16l behind Borderlescott (8-12) at Musselburgh 5f stk (2) gs in May.
Exponential (IRE) 22-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace approaching final furlong, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Luloah (8-5) at Chepstow 5f clm (6) sft in May.
Fastrac Boy 12-1 (8-3) Mid-division, no impression when hung left over 1f out, last of 9, 5l behind Wibbadune (8-10) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Mar.
Mambazo 7-1 (8-12) Held up behind, good headway over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 12, hd behind Fairfield Princess (9-1) at Kempton 5f hcap (5) pol.
