held up, closed 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
steadied start, held up in rear, switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on winner
prominent, led 5f out, headed 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, no impression after
chased leaders, went 2nd 4f out, led 2f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on well
led, headed 5f out, stayed prominent, ridden over 2f out, no impression on winner final furlong, kept on
held up, headway 4f out, lost place over 2f out
The three-year-olds can dominate against their elders. ARION FOX, dropped back in trip to the distance over which he was successful on his penultimate start, should go well in receipt of weight all round and is preferred to Isabella Swan, who won easily at Bath but is taking on better opposition here. Operatic impressed at Windsor and Kempton last year before running a lacklustre race at Newmarket in Listed company in October. Not seen since, she has her fair share of weight here and may need the run but is one to note this term.
Fairy Dust (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 17 3/4l behind Light Refrain (8-7) at Nottingham 6f lst fll stks (1) sft in May.
Bimble (IRE) 9-4fav (9-3) Quickly away from outside draw to lead on rail and keen, headed briefly halfway, edged right and headed over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Atalanta's Boy (9-11) at Goodwood 6f hcp (3) gf in Apr.
Operatic (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Awkwardly away, led, pushed along halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 26 1/4l behind Ventura Diamond (9-0) at Newmarket 6f lst fll stks (1) hvy in Oct.
Minhaaj (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) In touch in rear, ridden halfway, never a factor, last of 7, 4 3/4l behind Benefit Street (8-11) at Newmarket 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Isabella Swan 11-1 (9-7) Mid-division on outside, pushed along 3f out, headway into second 2f out, led 1f out going well, won going away, impressive, won at Bath 6f hcp (6) gf in Apr beating Cometh The Man (9-4) by 4 1/4l, 9 ran.
Lovely Breeze (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders when groups merged 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Tawleed (9-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gf in May.
Arion Fox 13-8fav (9-1) Tracked leaders on inside, going well 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, soon ridden and ran on with every chance, no extra last strides, 2nd of 5, nk behind Arabic Charm (10-0) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp fll (4) pol in May.
