held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, no impression final furlong
in touch, driven over 2f out, soon weakened, eased inside final furlong
made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression
in touch, ridden to chase winner over 2f out until inside final furlong, no extra
behind, ridden over 2f out, never able to challenge
soon outpaced and early reminders, behind, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer
AAHAYGIRL looks difficult to oppose in this claimer, so we won't, leaving Blue Noodles and Denton Diva fighting it out for the minor prizes. The pick is rated at least seven pounds better than her rivals here and while it is true she is still a maiden this looks a golden opportunity for that to change. She has held her form well from her seasonal bow, when she wasn't far beaten by the useful Never Lose, to finish again in the placings behind a subsequent winner and she looks the one they have to beat on ground that should suit. Blue Noodles is also still a maiden and has run some encouraging races this season without really troubling the judge too much. The gelding also hasn't shown much in these conditions so looks set for more disappointment. That leaves Denton Diva looking the next best here and having shown some good form at Southwell he should handle the ground. He is also a winner over this trip. York Key Bar can also be put forward for a place after some fair runs recently but there looks to be only one winner of this race and that is Aahaygirl.
York Key Bar 8-1 (8-11) Towards rear, soon chased along, effort over 2f out, stayed on towards finish, never troubled leaders, 4th of 8, 7l behind La Capriosa (8-6) at Beverley 5f 3yo clm (5) gf in Apr.
Aahaygirl (IRE) 4-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Hi Shinko (9-3) at Folkestone 6f 3yo mdn aut (6) gs in Mar.
Upper Key 10-1 (8-13) Dwelt, soon close up, effort over 2f out, soon beaten, 11th of 12, 13l behind Russian George (8-13) at Thirsk 1m mdn stks (5) gf.
Blue Noodles 8-1 (8-8) With leader, ridden halfway, soon driven and beaten, 5th of 9, 7l behind Hysterical Lady (8-8) at Thirsk 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Nchike 25-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 11, 10l behind Legal Legacy (8-13) at Musselburgh 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Denton Diva 11-4 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, one pace, 4th of 9, 14l behind Capo Regime (9-7) at Southwell 6f 3yo clm stks (6) fbs.
Meydan Groove 28-1 (8-5) Behind, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 10, 12l behind Green Agenda (9-0) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
Off Hand 33-1 (8-13) Always rear division, 14th of 16, 18l behind Dante Deo (8-12) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
