prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
prominent, driven over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, effort over 2f out, no impression
mid-division, driven over 3f out, some late headway but never reached challenging position
in touch, reminders over 5f out, soon beaten
towards rear, never dangerous
tracked leaders, led over 4f out, driven over 2f out, kept on final furlong
dwelt and always in rear division
mid-division, driven over 5f out, soon beaten, tailed off
prominent, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, chased winner final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
led, headed over 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Blue Opal is going the right way and can return to form at the expense of Nicozetto, Simply The Guest and Kentucky Bullet to name but a few. This really is wide open, but Blue Opal is a past course-and-distance winner and is dropped back to her best trip again, having failed to last out on each of her two previous outings here over 14 furlongs. Sally Hall's four-year-old can stop Nicozetto's attempt at following up his easy win here six days ago when first-time blinkers did the trick. By all account he works like a good thing at home, but we shall have to see whether the aids have the same effect this time. Simply The Guest has over five lengths to make up on Nicozetto on latest running, but is another regular round here and is sure to be trying for a place at least again. He and Kentucky Bullet are closely matched as well, having been separated by a short-head here 12 days ago, while the market should be noted as to the chances of the rest, including Eforetta who was not beaten far on her last visit here. There are plenty in with chances, but Blue Opal can just shade it.
Nicozetto (FR) 15-2 (8-10) In touch, headway on bit over 3f out, chased leader over 2f out, shaken up to lead 1f out, readily, eased near finish, won at Southwell 1m 3f banded stk (7) fbs beating Trysting Grove (8-11) by 4l, 8 ran.
Blue Opal 5-1 (8-13) Keen in touch, led over 4f out, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Elaala (8-10) at Southwell 1m 6f banded stk (7) fbs in Mar.
Galley Law 11-4fav (8-12) Chased leaders, lost place over 7f out, ridden 4f out, kept on from over 1f out, 5th of 13, 9l behind Royal Axminster (9-3) at Southwell 1m 3f banded stk (7) fbs in Mar.
Flaming Weapon 12-1 (8-9) Led 1f, remained close up, ridden and led again 3f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong, 5th of 11, 10l behind He's A Star (8-7) at Leicester 1m 2f 3yo clm (5) gd in Jul.
Bold Trump 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 13, 7l behind Golden Spectrum (9-2) at Southwell 1m banded stk (7) fbs in Feb.
Eforetta (GER) 12-1 (8-10) Led, ridden, headed 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3l behind High (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 4f banded stk (7) pol in Mar.
Kentucky Bullet (USA) 6-1 (8-12) Held up, headway halfway, led over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 5l behind Dextrous (8-12) at Southwell 1m 3f banded stk (7) fbs in Mar.
Surdoue 20-1 (8-9) Led, headed after 2f, remained prominent, ridden, weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 38l behind Turner's Touch (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
