raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
raced centre, outpaced, headway over 1f out, stayed on well, not reach leaders
raced stand side, always prominent, overall leader over 1f out, ridden out
raced centre, chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon hung right, weakened final furlong
raced centre, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, nearest finish
slowly into stride, raced stand side, chased leaders over 3f out
chased leaders centre group, weakened over 1f out
raced stand side, chased leaders over 3f
led stand side group, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders centre group over 4f
with leader centre group over 3f
raced stand side, held up in touch, travelled strongly, headway entering final furlong, kept on same pace close home
raced stand side, held up, headway final furlong, nearest finish
raced stand side, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
led centre group and overall leader, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
Prince Cyrano, unlucky in running at Windsor last time, is fancied to resume winning ways here; however, this is a competitive sprint handicap and the likes of Polar Force, Golden Dixie and Ocean Gift also have reasonable claims. The latter named drops back in trip having scraped home in maiden company at Salisbury last time but is certainly going the right way at present. Polar Force ran exceptionally well from what was a poor draw at Salisbury last time, finish a half length runner-up to Willhewiz, with favourite Golden Dixie a further half length away in third. Although this is a slightly better race, he has plenty of speed and seems sure to run well from just a two pounds higher mark. But for our selection we side with Willie Musson's Prince Cyrano. This six-year-old put up a sterling performance on his reappearance last month at Leicester, when he made all of the running to score in ready fashion. Somewhat surprisingly, he did not race as prominently on his next start at Windsor but was still in the process of running a big race when hampered just inside the final furlong. With a nice looking draw in stall 15, Prince Cyrano is likely to be up there from the word go, and is taken to score his second success of the season.
Golden Dixie (USA) 5-1fav (9-10) Mid-division, not clear run 3f out, switched left over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 19, 1l behind Willhewiz (9-10) at Salisbury 6f hcp (5) gf.
Kingscross 11-1 (9-6) Held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, weaved through between horses final furlong, finished well but not reach leaders, 4th of 16, 4l behind dhtrs Morse (9-7) & Idle Power (9-3) at Goodwood 6f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Kodiac 25-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, stayed on well from over 1f out, nearest finish, 5th of 15, 6l behind Stage Secret (9-2) at Goodwood 7f hcp (4) gf in May.
Royal Challenge 16-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, short of room over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 6l behind Serre Chevalier (9-0) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gf in May.
Romany Nights (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Held up in mid-division, ridden and effort over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 7l behind Fromsong (9-7) at Salisbury 5f hcp (4) gf.
Arctic Desert 14-1 (9-11) Took keen hold, prominent on inside, lost place when slightly outpaced 3f out, stayed on well from over 1f out, 5th of 19, 2l behind Willhewiz (9-10) at Salisbury 6f hcp (5) gf.
Ocean Gift 3-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final 2f, driven and hard pressed final furlong, just held on, all out, won at Salisbury 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf beating Maghazi (9-0) by a shd, 13 ran.
Danehill Stroller (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Switched to far rail soon after start, settled in rear, kept on well final 2f, never dangerous, 9th of 19, 4l behind Willhewiz (9-10) at Salisbury 6f hcp (5) gf.
Prince Cyrano 9-1 (9-4) Reared start, soon chased leaders, running on when squeezed out inside final furlong, not recover, 10th of 14, 8l behind Kostar (9-6) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gf.
Vindication 8-1 (9-11) Led, headed over 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakening when not much room inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 7l behind Inter Vision (9-4) at Catterick 6f hcp (5) frm.
Glebe Garden 66-1 (9-4) Always in the rear, 14th of 15, 15l behind Blue Java (8-6) at Goodwood 7f hcp (4) gd.
Nautical 10-1 (8-12) Behind, headway over 1f out, squeezed through entering final furlong, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Kostar (9-6) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gf.
Snow Bunting 25-1 (8-8) Dwelt and never better than mid-division, 9th of 15, 10l behind Top Dirham (9-2) at Doncaster 7f hcp (4) gf.
Darla (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, behind, in touch 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 5l behind Blessed Place (8-6) at Bath 6f hcp (5) gf.
Polar Force 7-1 (8-9) Prominent, tracked winner over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 19, 1/2l behind Willhewiz (9-10) at Salisbury 6f hcp (5) gf.
