soon led, ridden, quickened tempo 3f out, ridden over 2f out, in command final furlong, readily
chased leaders in 4th, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, well behind
raced without one front shoe, held up, ridden 3f out, soon struggling
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, soon not quicken, headway, switched left approaching final furlong, kept on under pressure
chased winner for 2f, raced in 3rd, pushed along 3f out, soon not quicken, hard driven from 2f out, kept on same pace under presure final furlong
chased winner after 2f, pushed along 3f out, soon not quicken, hard driven 2f out, well held final furlong
held up, pushed along 3f out, soon not quicken, ridden on outside over 2f out, no impression
Nonrunner
Aegean Prince is selected to land this for the Richard Hannon yard however, Valrhona is going to prove a very tough opponent for Aegean Prince to overcome. The selection could never land a blow in a Sandown contest won by the well-handicapped Punjabi, the second scoring at Goodwood on Friday evening. The 10 furlong trip on this easier course should suit. Valrhona is the least exposed in the line up, having just the five outings to date, two of those this season. His sole victory came over 12 furlongs on his final start last season. It is best to excuse his last effort at Ascot as the mile was on the sharp and he was staying on again in the closing stages; the second from the contest has subsequently scored. Ryedale Ovation, formerly trained by Tim Easterby, returned to form with a second placing at Chepstow last time, when outstayed in the later stages by Celticello. He is attractively weighted on the best of his form and is another contender. Roodolph possibly was not suited up the stiff climb at Beverley and will be more at home on a less undulating track while Royal Jasra is worth keeping an eye on with future handicaps in mind. Aegean Prince gets the vote.
Valrhona (IRE) 8-1 (8-0) Tracked leaders, not clear run briefly over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure from over 1f out, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Baharah (9-10) at Ascot 1m fll hcp (2) gf in May.
Fantastic Morning 25-1 (9-1) Mid-division, effort over 3f out, soon beaten, last of 15, well behind Best Prospect (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Mar.
Know The Law 40-1 (8-4) Pulled hard in rear, headway on outer halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out, 8th of 10, 34l behind Punjabi (8-5) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcap (3) gf in May.
Aegean Prince 12-1 (8-8) Steadied start, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, not reach leaders, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 9l behind Punjabi (9-1) at Sandown 1m 2f hcap (4) sft in May.
Royal Jasra 13-2 (8-13) Always behind, virtually pulled up 2f out, tailed off, last of 11, well behind Hatton Flight (8-7) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcap (4) gd in May.
Roodolph 5-1 (8-10) Steadied at start and held up towards rear, headway on inner over 4f out, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Just Lille (9-4) at Beverley 1m 2f hcap (4) gf in May.
Krugerrand (USA) 12-1 (8-5) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 19l behind Punjabi (9-1) at Sandown 1m 2f hcap (4) sft in May.
Lend A Grand (IRE) 40-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Justcallmehandsome (8-6) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in May.
Ryedale Ovation (IRE) 10-1 (8-6) Held up, headway over 3f out, led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Celticello (8-5) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in May.
