led, shaken up over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up, ridden, headway on outside over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead inside final furlong, driven out
held up, pushed along over 4f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, no impression final furlong
tracked leading pair, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no impression on leaders
Just seven runners for this two miler and we will side with Prairie Sun, Considine and Argentum look to be the main dangers. With three recent winners in the line-up it will be difficult for Prairie Sun who has risen dramatically up the weights to regain the winning thread, but she is a very tough customer. Her winning run came to an end behind Paradise Flight last time, but she wasn't beaten far and she will not go down without a fight here. Considine hit winning form in a similar race at Doncaster earlier this month. He was confidently handled by today's pilot and another big run can be expected. The combination of a step up in trip and cheek pieces brought out improvement in Argentum at Newcastle last time and he should be involved in the finish again today. Turner has to be the pick of the others, but Prairie Sun has a tremendous attitude to racing and is expected to collect first prize.
Prairie Sun (GER) 5-1 (8-5) Held up behind, headway well over 4f out, soon ridden, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2l behind Paradise Flight (8-7) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Considine (USA) 3-1 (9-8) Held up, reminders over 3f out, smooth progress to lead 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, kept on final furlong, won at Doncaster 2m app hcp (5) gd beating Kaluana Court (8-12) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Turner 11-1 (9-2) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead close home, won at Chester 2m hcp (5) gf beating Spring Breeze (9-9) by a shd, 11 ran.
Argentum 8-1 (8-6) Tracked clear leader, headway to lead over 2f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well, won at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Princess Kiotto (9-7) by 2l, 8 ran.
Classic Event (IRE) 11-2fav (10-0) Prominent, pushed along over 5f out, effort over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 16, 15l behind Nowaday (8-7) at Beverley 2m hcp (5) gd.
Toni Alcala 9-2 (8-6) Held up in touch, driven, outpaced 4f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out, 5th of 6, 10l behind Tiamo (8-6) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) gf.
Colway Ritz 16-1 (8-10) Held up, effort 4f out, one pace and no impression final 2f, 4th of 6, 6l behind Gone Too Far (9-12) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (6) gf.
