made virtually all, ridden and strongly pressed from over 1f out, stayed on gamely inside final furlong, always just doing enough
tracked leaders, went 2nd halfway, driven and strong challenge over 1f out, pressed winner to line, always just held
held up in rear, modest late headway, never a factor
close up, disputing 3rd entering straight, ridden and weakened 2f out, no impression when ridden and flashed tail final furlong
held up well in rear, kept on final 2f out, stayed on to 4th near finish, no chance
mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon lost place
in touch, wide straight, headway to 3rd 2f out, hung left and no impression over 1f out
towards rear, headway 4f out, 6th and ridden 3f out, soon struggling
slowly into stride, took keen hold, held up in rear, never in contention
chased winner until halfway, weakened 5f out, tailed off
led early stages, tracked leading trio, effort over 2f out, weakened and hung left over 1f out
dwelt, always in rear division
always rear division
took keen hold in mid-division, ridden halfway, soon behind
MOTRICE remains capable of better and gets the vote to land this, with Red Amy, Oak Leaves and Best Of Broadway others to consider in a fascinating contest. Our selection represents Sir Mark Prescott so it was no surprise to see her well-backed to make a winning handicap debut last time. That race didn't go to plan and she had to settle for a well beaten fifth with Red Amy a length ahead in fourth, but this further step up in trip will surely help her to improve as she's a daughter of Derby winner Motivator and a half-sister to smart middle-distance horse Foreign Affairs. With that in mind and the added help of a 1lb drop in the ratings, she's taken to beat Red Amy this time although Michael Bell's filly should take home prize money. As with our pick, this daughter of Hawk Wing is bred to be better than this level but our concern is she would perhaps be better over 10 furlongs and for that reason she's opposed. In contrast Oak Leaves should be suited by this slight drop in trip having led everywhere bar the line at Chepstow last time out. That was over half a furlong further and off the same mark there's a straightforward case to be made for her. Best Of Broadway isn't as obvious on the form book but David Lanigan's King's Best gelding has the aide of blinkers for the first time and it'd be no surprise were that to bring about plenty of improvement - a market check is strongly recommended. Goldtrek should improve for this step up in distance having stayed on dourly over a mile last time but she doesn't appear thrown-in whilst Captain Clint's best effort came in a claimer. Mick Channon took this last year so Specialising is respected but it may be Sir Mark Prescott's turn to land the spoils with Motrice our selection.
Goldtrek (USA) 6-1 (8-10) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, soon no impression, 6th of 14, 10l behind Right Rave (9-0) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Motrice 5-2fav (9-4) Slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, ridden 4f out, keeping on under pressure when hung left 1f out, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Al Shababiya (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in May.
Helaku (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Mid-division on inside, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden, switched right and headway well over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to go 3rd towards finish, not reach leading pair, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Othello (9-0) at Chepstow 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Seattle Speight (USA) 15-2 (9-4) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 11l behind Leader Of The Land (9-3) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Red Amy 13-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and lost a couple of places 4f out, rallied and hung right 1f out, kept on, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Al Shababiya (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in May.
Red Eddie 16-1 (9-1) Always behind, ridden and struggling 3f out, 13th of 14, 14l behind It's A Deal (8-8) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May.
Super Duplex 18-1 (8-7) In touch, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 12l behind Right Rave (9-0) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Aldorable 20-1 (9-0) Chased leader until over 2f out, weakened rapidly and hampered soon after, last of 12, 20l behind Collect Art (8-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in May.
Oak Leaves 14-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, smooth headway 4f out, ridden to lead inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 13, ns behind Othello (9-0) at Chepstow 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Specialising 3-1 (9-0) Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 11, 18l behind Leader Of The Land (9-3) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Downtoobusiness 100-1 (9-3) Broke well, soon steadied into mid-division, some headway inside final 2f, not in contention and soon well beaten, 8th of 13, 19l behind Togiak (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Nurai 8-1 (7-11) Held up towards rear, pushed along 5f out, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, edged left and weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 8, 19l behind Captain Cool (8-8) at Nottingham 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Calm And Serene (USA) 33-1 (8-10) Started slowly, always in rear, last of 9, 21l behind Suited And Booted (9-1) at Windsor 1m mdn auc stks (5) sft in May.
Suzi's Challenger 80-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, well beaten over 2f out, 11th of 14, 21l behind Al Dafa (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 3yo stk 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Captain Clint (IRE) 11-2 (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 5th of 11, 7l behind Leader Of The Land (9-3) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Best Of Broadway (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Always towards rear, ridden and struggling 3f out, tailed off, 8th of 10, 34l behind Theology (8-9) at Goodwood 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in May.
