slowly into stride, never a factor
mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway on inside to chase leaders 2f out, ran on well to lead well inside final furlong
mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out and weakened
towards rear, headway to join leaders after 6 f, weakened over 4f out and eased
slowly into stride, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, led 1f out and headed well inside
led, reminder 6f out, headed 2f out and weakened
in touch, ridden and close up 2f out, kept on
towards rear, ridden 4f out, headway on outside 2f out, edging left, no impression on leaders
in touch, lost place 3f out
tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, fading when headed 1f out
in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out
always in rear
mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon lost place
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, one pace
This looks wide open, and may not take a great deal of winning. Synonymy gets our vote, ahead of Whaxaar and Rainbow Dash. The selection has actually been in the winner's enclosure before; not many here can boast that, albeit it was over a slightly shorter distance on the turf at Warwick. Expect her to try and come off the pace late on. Whaxaar is consistent, and her two handicap wins have been on the all-weather at Great Leighs and Lingfield, so it will be interesting to see how she takes to the surface here. Rainbow Dash has been racing mainly in Ireland; this only her second English race in 27, but she did well at Wolverhampton last time, so Tom McCourt must think it's worth bringing ger over. Not a race to get to excited about, but Synonymy gets the vote.
Kanisorn (SWE) 16-1 (9-6) Behind, ridden halfway, some late headway, never nearer, 5th of 13, 21l behind Novestar (8-5) at Southwell 1m 4f clm (5) fbs.
Rainbow Dash (IRE) 8-1 (8-4) Prominent, 2nd halfway, 3rd and ridden 3f out, weakened straight, 9th of 11, 11l behind Jawad (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 6f hcp 60-92 gf in May.
Title Deed (USA) 22-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon behind, 13th of 15, 41l behind Silver Seeker (8-2) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Whaxaar (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Disputed 2nd, chased winner over 3f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind At The Money (9-7) at Goodwood 2m hcap (5) sft in May.
Leyte Gulf (USA) 9-1 (8-8) Held up, ridden 3f out, soon not much room, stayed on inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 9th of 13, 15l behind Directa's Digger (8-6) at Haydock 1m 6f hcap (5) gd in May.
Pochard 13-2 (8-13) Raced wide, soon close up, ridden and slightly outpaced over 3f out, rallied inside final furlong, went 2nd well inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 5l behind Arabian Sun (8-9) at Bath 2m 1f hcap (6) sft.
Foreign King (USA) 50-1 (8-12) Always behind, 5th of 9, 8l behind Safari Sundowner (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcap (5) pol in Feb.
Mister Completely (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, ridden when not clear run briefly 3f out, never in contention, 7th of 12, 14l behind At The Money (9-7) at Goodwood 2m hcap (5) sft in May.
Synonymy 11-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened inside final 2f, 5th of 13, 7l behind Arabian Sun (8-9) at Bath 2m 1f hcap (6) sft.
Moonshine Beach 9-1 (11-4) Led after 1f, ridden and headed 3f out, edged left over 2f out, one pace, 5th of 14, 5l behind Ice And Fire (10-8) at Lingfield 2m amt hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Fiddlers Ford (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Always prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, 24l behind Coda Agency (8-13) at Kempton 2m hcap (5) pol in May.
Left Hand Drive 33-1 (8-9) Behind over 4f out, 11th of 15, 41l behind Rahy's Crown (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jun '06.
Ganymede 16-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, ridden 4f out, no headway final 2f, 9th of 12, 15l behind Colwyn Bay (9-3) at Folkestone 2m hcap (6) gf in Jul.
Pepito Collonges (FR) 33-1 (9-3) Tracked clear leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened, 6th of 7, 34l behind Western Roots (8-5) at Great Leighs 1m 2f clm (6) pol in May.
