in touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace
towards rear, effort and some progress 2f out, soon held
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong
slowly into stride, always in rear
carried left, soon outpaced, ridden 1f out, some late progress
made all, ridden 1f out, eased towards finish
tracked winner and keen, ridden over 1f out, faded
went left start, speed for 1f, soon behind
tracked leaders, ridden 1f out, kept on to chase winner well inside final furlong
Andrew Balding's unexposed runner CELESTIAL DREAM still looks to be well treated despite carrying a penalty and she gets the vote to land this fillies handicap in preference to Halaak and Baby Queen. The pick has been progressing nicely and confirmed that promise with a cosy enough success over this trip last time out. She is rewarded with a six pound penalty but based on her efforts so far still looks ahead of the assessor especially with further improvement expected. Halaak has been running well on the all weather surfaces recently but as a result now looks to be racing off a prohibitive mark; the quickness of the ground is also a concern. The going also looks a tad quick for Baby Queen but she still should be competitive despite a seven pound mark rise after scoring over this trip at Nottingham last time out. Like For Like has decent course form and while she has more to do stepping up from selling company she looks weighted to get a share of the prize money after some recent solid displays. This can be a satisfying end for punters if they back Celestial Dream.
Celestial Dream (IRE) 15-8fav (8-10) Steadied start, held up, good headway over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, ridden out, won at Lingfield 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in May beating Pocket's Pick (9-4) by 1l, 7 ran.
Halaak (USA) 14-1 (8-10) Steadied start, held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway and led 1f out, kept on, headed well inside final furlong, lost 2 paces final strides, 4th of 11, 1/2l behind Perfect Class (8-6) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Nativity 10-1 (8-12) Always behind, 9th of 11, 13l behind Coconut Shy (9-2) at Warwick 5f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug.
Brideview 20-1 (9-0) Rear of mid-division throughout, never a factor, 11th of 13, 12l behind Tarrsille (9-0) at Dundalk 6f mdn stks pol in Apr.
Like For Like (IRE) 9-1 (7-12) Tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 13, 5l behind Mythical Blue (8-7) at Chepstow 5f clm stks (6) gf in May.
Baby Queen (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Made all stand's side group, overall leader entering final furlong, stayed on well, won at Nottingham 5f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May beating Rocket Ruby (8-10) by 1 3/4l, 16 ran.
Bees River (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 14th of 16, 8l behind Rio Royale (9-1) at Salisbury 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fm in May.
Fly Butterfly 16-1 (8-10) Soon ridden along, never dangerous, 14th of 15, 16l behind Bold Rose (8-13) at Chepstow 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Avrilo 66-1 (8-2) Soon outpaced in rear of main group, headway on outer over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Hi Shinko (9-0) at Folkestone 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Mary Mason 20-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 11th of 16, 14l behind Dametime (8-13) at Chepstow 6f fll hcp (5) gd in May.
