took keen hold, in touch, led well over 1f out, soon ridden, headed towards finish
took keen hold, soon chasing leader, lost 2nd over 4f out, edged left over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, ran on under pressure to lead towards finish
led early, prominent, squeezed out inside and badly hampered over 3f out, not recover, virtually pulled up, tailed off
soon led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, ran on towards finish
slowly into stride, towards rear when badly hampered over 3f out, headway on outer 2f out, no impression final furlong
held up, forced wide over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
mid-division, bumped over 3f out, no danger
took keen hold, prominent, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden 2f out, edged left over 1f out, and weakened
mid-division, badly hampered over 3f out and nearly fell, not recover, virtually pulled up, tailed off
slowly into stride, mid-division, forced wide over 3f out, behind after
Nonrunner
Six Of Hearts looks of interest on his handicap debut and therefore the case will be made for making him our selection. Pivotalia and Dressed To Dance are the most apparent dangers. Jamie Osbourne continues to frequent the winners enclosure and whilst he may be slightly disappointed with the horses' career so far, he may not be disappointed with a mark of 67 for his handicap debut. It may just be that the horse is taking more time than expected to come to himself and he has shown definite glimpses of ability in his three starts to date. A good low draw looks ideal and with Martin Dwyer taking over from a claiming jockey, a big run can be expected. Pivotalia is another handicap debutante and Walter Swinburn's daughter of Pivotal (the selection is a son of the same sire) must not be underestimated off his mark of 66. She ran her best race last time out but now drops in trip which may not completely suit so for that reason she is opposed. Dressed To Dance and Pietersen both have winning course and distance form in handicaps so both look live players despite looking weighted to the hilt. Divertimenti heads the weights and should be watched for market support whilst the same applies to Capping and Berbatov who both make their handicap debuts. Plenty of guesswork here and the market will be worth watching, however Six Of Hearts represents a stable in form and gets the nod.
Divertimenti (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Keen, held up, ridden and headway on outside over 1f out, kept on nearest finish, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Radical Views (8-13) at Southwell 7f 3yo hcp (4) fbs in May.
Pietersen (IRE) 5-1fav (9-4) In touch, ridden along over 2f out, driven and one pace final furlong, 6th of 17, 5l behind Snow Dancer (8-11) at Beverley 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd in May.
Lawyers Choice 16-1 (9-7) Outpaced, 10th of 13, 7l behind Kondakova (9-7) at Windsor 6f fll hcp (5) gd.
Six of Hearts 14-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Pagan Belief (9-3) at Salisbury 7f 3yo mdn (4) gf.
Pivotalia (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) Led to final furlong, stayed on when headed, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Grand Vizier (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn (5) pol.
Dressed To Dance (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Held up headway to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 13, 1l behind Kondakova (9-7) at Windsor 6f fll hcp (5) gd.
Royal Guest 33-1 (8-7) Led after 1f, ridden and headed well over 1f out, no extra, 8th of 13, 8l behind Malyana (9-4) at Epsom 1m 1f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Still Crazy (IRE) 7-2 (8-1) Held up and keen, headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 11l behind Cherri Fosfate (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Mar.
