with leader, led over 2f out, driven from 2f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, struck on head by rivals whip 75 yards out, rallied gamely under strong pressure to regain lead on line
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, outpaced by front pair over 1f out
slight lead on rails, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
prominent on outside, chased winner 2f out, narrow lead inside final furlong, soon driven and caught on line
always behind
slowly into stride, behind, switched left, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never in contention
chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened
soon outpaced
Prince of Delphi, You Call That Art and Aristofilia are the three that catch the eye here and Prince of Delphi is taken to go one better after a debut second. Aristofilia has shown ability in each of her four starts to date, most notably when finishing a close third in a decent maiden at Salisbury last season. She is yet to finish out of the first four in four starts, and may find one or two too good here. You Call That Art falls into the same category, in that she has run well in good company but has yet to fulfill that promise. Her best run came in a Listed contest at Newmarket last season, but her seasonal debut suggested that a longer trip would suit. A son of Royal Applause out of an Ahonoora mare, Prince of Delphi was expected to score on his debut at Folkestone but was narrowly beaten into second. He showed a good attitude that day, and can put that experience to good use here.
Bustin Justin (USA) Forestry colt, half-brother to numerous winners up to 1m.
Crafty Fox 20-1 (8-12) Held up behind, ridden 3f out, never near leaders, 9th of 14, 16l behind Deepwater Bay (8-12) at Kempton 7f mdn stk (4) pol in Apr.
Prince of Delphi 11-10fav (9-0) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Yellow Card (9-0) at Folkestone 5f mdn stk (5) gd.
Aristofilia 7-2 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on under pressure, 4th of 7, 1l behind Cool Sting (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Apr.
Disco Ball 9-2jt-fav (8-12) Pulled hard, led 1f, remained prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 12, 8l behind Against The Grain (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 3yo mdn (5) gs in May.
It's Twilight Time 10-1 (8-11) Uneasy in stalls, slowly away, always behind, 12th of 14, 26l behind Marriage Value (8-11) at Goodwood 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) gs in May '05.
Parthenope Namid filly out of winning miler Twosixtythreewest.
You Call That Art (USA) 7-2 (8-9) Mid-division, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on, 4th of 15, 9l behind Loyal Royal (9-0) at Salisbury 6f mdn stk (4) frm in May.
