prominent, chased leader 3f out until 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
soon pushed along, mid-division on inside, ridden along 4f out, struggling soon after
in touch, good headway to 2nd and every chance from 2f out, hung badly right to stand rail well over 1f out, still pressing leaders inside final furlong, no extra near finish
raced wide early, in touch on outside, ridden and weakened over 2f out, eased when no chance final furlong
chased leader until 3f out, soon weakened, virtully pulled up final 2f
steadied and switched left start, held up towards rear, good headway 2f out, soon switched right, strong challenge inside final furlong, ran on to lead final 110 yards, joined post
outpaced towards rear, headway on inside well over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, joined leader post
in touch, drven along halfway, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden on inside over 2f out, driven along over 1f out, kept on same pace
soon driven along and outpaced
soon led, ridden and eged right entering final furlong, headed final 110 yards, no extra near finish
started slowly, outpaced in rear, reminders 4f out, always struggling
led early, chased leaders on outside, ridden halfway, wide straight, weakened over 1f out
Some very interesting runners with decent form line up for this contest and BUBBLY BELLINI looks the most exciting prospect so we side with him today, whilst Anjomarba should also be considered and Il Forno comes here on the back of a win at Yarmouth. This one is wide open with plenty of horses having had good runs of late with the three who run in the cheekpieces making most appeal. Our selection beat Anjomarba at Lingfield last time out and although this was a narrow win the weights are similar in this contest and he can follow up. However reservations do remain as this is the first run out since the beginning of the year for Bubbly Bellini and will need to come back after that break with a bang to land this race. Anjomarba is much improved since losing to our pick and remains one of the main dangers, especially after winning at Wolverhampton latest. Il Forno was firmly in command at Yarmouth a couple of months ago when running off top weight in a handicap and if showing that sort of performance here could be in the mix come the finish. Our tentative choice though is Bubbly Bellini.
Stef And Stelio 7-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, driven and outpaced over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 11l behind Erebus (9-0) at Chepstow 6f 3yo stk 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Novay Essjay (IRE) 5-2 (9-0) Made all, joined and edged right inside final furlong, in control final 100 yards, won at Lingfield 7f 3yo clm stks (6) pol in Apr beating Craicattack (9-3) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Eviction (IRE) 17-2 (8-12) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway well over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, ran on well towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Anjomarba (8-9) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo sell stks (6) pol.
Il Forno 11-10fav (9-4) Made all, shaken up over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Yarmouth 5f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Apr beating Danzoe (9-3) by 2l, 6 ran.
Tres Amigos 25-1 (9-5) Led, edged right and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 11, well behind Aktia (9-4) at Haydock 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Admin (IRE) 17-2 (8-11) Led and keen, soon clear, headed 2f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 41l behind Kingswinford (9-6) at Salisbury 7f clm stks (5) gd.
Bubbly Bellini (IRE) 9-4fav (8-12) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon led, ridden clear, won at Lingfield 6f 3yo sell stks (6) pol in Jan beating Anjomarba (8-9) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Transfixed (IRE) 18-1 (8-13) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 7th of 9, 16l behind Jeannie Galloway (9-7) at Musselburgh 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Blue Zephyr 9-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, headway to go 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden and effort, kept on same pace, no chance with winner final furlong, 2nd of 10, 6l behind Buzz Bird (8-13) at Southwell 7f 3yo sell stks (6) fbs.
Bravo Tango 150-1 (9-3) Chased winner until halfway, weakened quickly, tailed off, 10th of 11, 29l behind Cansili Star (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf in May.
Clear Ice (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Held up rear of mid-division, ridden along over 2f out, no progress, 8th of 15, 14l behind Bonnie Brae (9-2) at Yarmouth 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Eight Hours 11-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced on outside over 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 4th of 10, 12l behind Buzz Bird (8-13) at Southwell 7f 3yo sell stks (6) fbs.
Anjomarba (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, edged left and led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo sell stks (6) pol beating Powerful Pierre (8-7) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
