stumbled, soon tracking leaders, ridden 3f out, hung left, kept on
held up, headway after 3f to chase leading pair, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders until halfway
held up, ridden over 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out
slowly into stride, soon chased leader until weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden 3f out, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out
led, soon clear, ridden when headed inside final furlong, no extra
Gramada looks the answer in this trappy looking affair, Sand And Stars and Quizzical Question both look major threats. Paul Blockley's filly is in foal at present and it has certainly improved her racing. She stayed on gamely to win at Beverley last time and if she gets in front early again this afternoon she will be hard to pass. Quizzical Question ran too badly to true last time after making a big impression on her two-year-old debut. She may have been in need of that outing and we expect a much better showing this afternoon. Sand And Stars improved throughout last season and gets in here on a very fair mark. The stable is in top form and she could be the each-way value in the race. All in all a race where caution is advised, but Gramada is in the form of her life and she gets our vote.
Simonda 18-1 (9-0) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 11, 5l behind Tarandot (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 6f lst fll stk (1) hvy in Oct.
Shaunas Vision (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Led 1f, remained prominent, led well inside final furlong, all out, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcap (5) pol in Apr beating Eloquent Knight (9-2) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Spinning Coin 33-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden and effort 3f out, kept on until weakened 2f out, 8th of 14, 15l behind Trance (9-8) at Newbury 2m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Quizzical Question (IRE) 9-2 (9-12) Pulled hard towards rear, some headway inside final 2f, soon ridden and weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 6l behind Let Slip (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f fll hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Sand And Stars (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon one pace, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Tcherina (8-1) at York 1m 4f app hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Desert Island Disc 5-1 (8-9) Behind, pushed along 4f out, soon struggling, 7th of 10, 13l behind Maystock (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 5f app hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Gramada (IRE) 2-1fav (9-1) Made all, quickened over 3f out, edged left approaching final furlong, battled on gamely, won at Beverley 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gf in Apr beating Shekan Star (8-4) by a shd, 9 ran.
Uig 16-1 (9-5) Led until headed narrowly 2f out, kept on well, weakened final furlong, 5th of 11, 5l behind Let Slip (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f fll hcp (4) pol in Apr.
