held up towards rear, raced keenly, some headway over 6f out, weakened over 4f out
in touch, chased leaders over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out
held up, headway over 5f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, stayed on, never nearer
prominent, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
slowly into stride, raced keenly, in touch, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon one pace
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon one pace
slowly into stride, always behind
soon led, headed approaching final furlong, weakened closing stages
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on well
held up, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten
pulled hard and prominent, weakened well over 2f out
steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on, never nearer
behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon hung left, never on terms
A competitive race to get proceedings underway and from a shortlist of Kokkokila, Songmaster and Barbirolli we will side with the last mentioned. Jockey bookings can be hugely significant in these amateur riders' races and Simon Walker is a big plus for our selection. This filly ran well in a handicap last time when she finished second behind Dove Cottage at Goodwood; General Flumpa was well down the field in that race. Our selection is open to plenty of improvement as she is unexposed and with the ground to suit she sets the standard for the others. Songmaster also finished behind our selection last time and although on these terms Alan King's 5-year-old should be competitive, we think Kokkokila is perhaps more progressive. Barbirolli is on a decent mark and he ran well last time when a close third behind Wizard Looking at Folkestone. However, he is thoroughly exposed and a place looks his best bet here. Summer Bounty has gone well here in the past so he is another to enter calculations, but for the winner we will stick with Kokkokila.
Monash Lad (IRE) 4-1 (9-8) Towards rear, never dangerous, 10th of 13, well behind Mystified (9-8) at Catterick 2m sll (6) frm in Aug.
Kokkokila 18-1 (8-5) Held up in rear, headway on inside from 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, never any chance with easy winner, 2nd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Dove Cottage (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Songmaster (USA) 8-1 (9-6) Mid-division, driven along over 2f out and soon weakened, 9th of 12, 18l behind At The Money (9-7) at Goodwood 2m hcap (5) sft in May.
Twist Bookie (IRE) 9-4fav (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 5f out, ridden 3f out, one pace when not clear run over 2f out, no impression after, 5th of 9, 8l behind Fantasy Ride (9-8) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Opera Writer (IRE) 16-1 (7-11) Held up mid-division and keen, headway on outer over 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, lost 2nd close home, 4th of 13, 7l behind Directa's Digger (8-6) at Haydock 1m 6f hcap (5) gd in May.
Princely Ted (IRE) 50-1 (9-6) Led until over 5f out, gradually weakened, 8th of 13, 30l behind Novestar (8-5) at Southwell 1m 4f clm (5) fbs.
Take A Mile (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Mid-division, effort 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 16, 5l behind Bienheureux (8-11) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Apr.
General Flumpa 25-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, always behind, 12th of 15, 20l behind Jarvo (8-13) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcap (6) gd in May.
Barbirolli 8-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Wizard Looking (8-12) at Folkestone 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Converti 20-1 (8-0) Mid-division, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 15, 10l behind Rustic Gold (8-7) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.
Heartsanddiamonds 80-1 (9-5) In touch, pushed along over 4f out, soon lost place, weakened over 3f out, 12th of 14, 43l behind Blue Spartan (9-1) at Chepstow 1m mdn stk (5) sft in May.
Summer Bounty 15-2 (7-12) Slowly away, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Inch Lodge (8-10) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcap (6) gd in May.
Chapter (IRE) 9-1 (8-8) Steadied start, behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Wizard Looking (8-12) at Folkestone 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
