tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
held up, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on
prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace
held up, ridden 2f out, kept on, not trouble leaders
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt in rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms
tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
NonRunner
Antico Lady won nicely at Wetherby to complete a double but has been raised 8lb for her troubles. It was soft ground when Pushmi Pullyu won a lower grade contest at Yarmouth and this is much tougher than the classified race Kahina won at Brighton last time. Akwaan hasn’t progressed as expected and headgear is applied but Kingdom Of Dubai is edging closer and finished runner-up at Kempton last time. ROCK THE CRADLE also only found one too good at Windsor recently and that was his handicap debut and first start since November. Ed Vaughan’s charge can go one better with that run under his belt and improvement likely.
Rock The Cradle (IRE) 28-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, switched right to stands rail well over 1f out, soon given reminder, ran on well to take 2nd last strides, not trouble winner, 2nd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Lethal Missile (9-5) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gf in May.
Li Kui 5-4fav (8-12) Keen close up in rear, pushed along and slightly outpaced over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 3rd of 5, 6l behind Fightwithme (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (3) pol in Dec.
Akwaan (IRE) 2-1 (9-2) Soon led, shaken up over 3f out, headed over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 4, 5 1/2l behind Pempie (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 2f stks (5) gf in May.
Antico Lady (IRE) 5-6fav (9-9) Led, headed 6f out, stayed prominent, led again 2f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Wetherby 1m hcp (6) gf in May beating The Big House (8-10) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Kingdom Of Dubai (FR) 10-3 (9-2) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on, always just held, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Capofaro (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in May.
Redemptive 6-4fav (9-2) Tracked leaders ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Amorously (9-4) at Leicester 1m hcp fll (5) gf in May.
Pushmi Pullyu (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Yarmouth 1m stks (6) sft in Jun beating Purgatory (9-0) by 3 1/2l, 11 ran.
Kahina (IRE) 7-2 (8-9) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden when pressed over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Brighton 1m stks (6) gf in May beating Don't Cry About It (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Margaret J 16-1 (8-2) Led, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 12, 35 1/4l behind Trouble Shooter (8-2) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) hvy in Jun.
Axel Jacklin 50-1 (9-3) Raced wide, mid-division, under pressure halfway, soon beaten, 12th of 13, 22 1/4l behind Song of The Isles (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Sweet Poem 16-1 (9-4) Soon led, headed 2f out, weakened quickly, 12th of 14, 11 3/4l behind Venusta (9-7) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) sft in Jun.
