held up, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
led, ridden and hung left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, never near to challenge
chased leaders to halfway
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, no impression
chased leaders, ridden when outpaced over 2f out, stayed on towards finish
prominent, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
jumped left at start and behind, soon chased along, never a factor
held up behind leaders, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace
held up towards rear, steady headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
towards rear, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
towards rear, some late headway but never near to challenge
mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride, behind, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
toward rear, never dangerous
This race sets the tone for the rest of the card and Camille Pissarro is a tentative choice to beat Laurel Dawn and Piccleyes. The selection had shown very little before winning at Southwell last time. His turf form over the past year has been very poor but he was running off marks in the high eighties. He could still be better than this grade and he is taken to land first prize. Laurel Dawn hasn't won for some time but has put in some good efforts in defeat, including an excellent second behind Foxies Future over this trip at Southwell. If he can transfer that form back to the turf he should be involved in the finish. Piccleyes has been running much better than his form figures suggest and he could go close at a decent price. The pick of the others could be Enjoy The Buzz, but Camille Pissarro is in top form at present and gets the vote.
Camille Pissarro (USA) 14-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, won at Southwell 7f stk (7) fbs beating Escobar (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Ballybunion (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Held up, ridden over 3f out, behind from halfway, 9th of 12, 5l behind Warlingham (9-6) at Brighton 6f sll (6) gf in Apr.
Global Achiever 8-1 (8-12) Towards rear, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 4l behind Foley Millennium (9-2) at Lingfield 5f hcp (D2) pol in Feb.
Moritat (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Chased leaders over 4f, 8th of 16, 8l behind Polar Force (8-10) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) gs.
Quantica (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 20, 1l behind Louisiade (9-7) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gf.
Enjoy The Buzz 15-2 (8-10) Always behind, 15th of 17, 12l behind Whinhill House (9-10) at Carlisle 5f hcp (6) gf.
Lakeside Guy (IRE) 14-1 (9-13) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon one pace, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Blue Empire (9-1) at W'hampton 7f sll (6) pol.
Piccleyes 20-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden and some headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 16, 10l behind Polar Force (8-10) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) gs.