steadied start, held up in rear, headway 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd entering final furlong, not troubled leading pair
behind, some headway over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened quickly 2f out, soon tailed off
prominent, chased leader 2f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, held on well, all out
mid-division, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on final furlong, not troubled leaders
mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden to lead well over 2f out, stayed on under pressure, no extra when headed inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed well over 2f out, stayed chasing leaders until weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, struggling final 3f, never dangerous
raced wide towards rear, headway and stayed on from over 1f out, never nearer
tracked leaders on inside, ridden over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out
This is little better than a seller but that won't matter to connections of Celticello who can make light of top-weight. Others for the short-list include Corrib, Merrymadcap and Red Current. The selection has been racing over further of late but the soft ground should bring her stamina into play and she comes into the race in form. She has won both of her starts on soft ground, has won from higher marks in the past and it's hard to knock her credentials. Merrymadcap is a reliable sort and should be there or thereabouts but he has only won one of his thirty five races on grass and a share of the place prize money may be the best that he can hope for again. Corrib sprang a surprise in last year's renewal but may not be as well suited by the prevailing conditions this time around and of more appeal is Red Current. She put an end to a poor sequence last time and looks poised to taste success in the near future but may have to play second fiddle to Celticello this afternoon. Celticello and
Celticello (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Held up, smooth headway over 3f out, led on bit 2f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong, headed last 50 yards, rallied, 2nd of 11, shd behind Right Stuff (9-9) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Blue Charm 8-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Councellor (8-10) at Goodwood 7f hcap (4) gf in May.
Merrymadcap (IRE) 7-1 (9-12) Prominent, ridden and effort to go 2nd briefly over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 4th of 9, 2l behind Muffett's Dream (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Lunar River (FR) 12-1 (9-13) Tracked leaders, pressed leaders and every chance 2f out, no extra over 1f out and weakened final furlong, 6th of 12, 10l behind Snowdrop Princess (9-8) at Sandown 1m 1f fll hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Corrib (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 14l behind Alexander Guru (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Red Current 20-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, led well over 2f out, soon ridden, headed well inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Addiena (9-11) at Chepstow 1m fll hcp (5) sft.
Danish Monarch 14-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened, 13th of 14, 49l behind Bundle Up (8-13) at Brighton 1m 4f sll hcp (6) gf.
Vehari 14-1 (8-7) Slowly away, always behind, 13th of 14, 25l behind Willow Dancer (9-4) at Bath 1m hcap (5) gd in Jun.
Mythical Charm 14-1 (8-11) Steadied start, pulled very hard and always in rear, 13th of 14, 13l behind Convallaria (9-3) at Lingfield 7f fll hcp (6) pol.
Ruffie (IRE) 25-1 (8-2) Chased leaders on outside, until weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 11l behind Millfields Dreams (9-1) at Kempton 7f app hcp (5) pol in Jul.
