dwelt, held up, ridden, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, led 1f out, ridden out
held up towards rear, never a factor
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
held up, ridden over 3f out, headway final furlong, never troubled leaders
mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon one pace
led until over 2f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out
with leader, led over 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra
behind, pulled up well over 1f out, dismounted
in touch, chased leaders over 2f out, switched right and effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened quickly 3f out
always behind
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Amnesty gets the call over Major Blade, with Nobelmann and Dagola seen as the main dangers. Amnesty is another frustrating character, and once again got going too late when a close second over the course-and-distance last time. Gary Moore has his team in decent enough form though, and despite a low draw, he is selected to get his head in front. Major Blade made the most of a low weight to score at Wolverhampton last time, and this ex-German performer looks one to trouble the selection. Nobelmann has a length-and-a-half to make up on the selection on recent running, while Dagola has posted a couple of good efforts at Lingfield this year and is much lower in the ratings than two years ago. The market may throw up another potential challenger, but our vote goes to Amnesty.
Amnesty 7-2jt-fav (8-12) Held up, headway 2f out, not much room 1f out, ran on strongly when clear, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Revolve (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2f banded stk (7) pol.
Dagola (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) Steadied start, held up in rear, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders, 10th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Shekan Star (8-11) at Kempton 1m 4f banded stk (7) pol in Apr.
Didnt Tell My Wife 20-1 (8-5) Held up in rear, pushed along over 4f out, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 7l behind Bavarica (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Ivorbella (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 10, 9l behind Cottingham (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f banded stk (7) pol.
Longing For Cindy (USA) 12-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Revolve (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2f banded stk (7) pol.
Major Blade (GER) 16-1 (7-13) Prominent, kept on inside final furlong, led last strides, won at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (6) pol beating Golden Spectrum (8-12) by a hd, 13 ran.
Nobelmann (GER) 7-1 (8-12) Mid-division, stayed on from over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Revolve (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2f banded stk (7) pol.
Royal Indulgence 8-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up, headway when not clear run over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on, 4th of 9, 4l behind Gala Sunday (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f banded stk (7) pol.
