held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
in touch, one pace final furlong
held up, effort when not much room over 1f out, stayed on strongly towards finish
pushed along behind, stayed on from over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well
held up, kept on from over 1f out, not troubled leaders
mid-division, keen, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong
slowly into stride, pushed along, soon prominent, weakened inside final furlong
behind, outpaced, weakened over 1f out
in touch, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong
Another competitive race on the card and where Imperial Sword, Cheery Cat, Cassie¿s Choice and Cross Of Lorraine are among those on a lengthy short list and we¿ll take the latter to score. Chris Grant¿s charge is 7lb better off for around three lengths with The Bear on their running over c&d last month and can turn the tables on that rival now. He goes on any ground but won¿t mind a drop of rain to be seen to best effect and remains very competitive from this mark. With the benefit of that first run under his belt he can take this. Imperial Sword was a winner at Warwick last time but has done the business here too. A 6lb rise for that recent win won¿t help but he should certainly be in the shake-up. Cheery Cat is a c&d scorer who goes well in cheek pieces and on fast ground, though he has to produce a career best to land this. Cassie¿s Choice won a maiden last time but has struggled off lower marks than this in handicaps and looks worth taking on, Coleorton Dancer looks to have too much on his back judged on his running with Cheery Cat last time, Rainbow Fox may well be able to turn the table on the latter rival though at these weights, while Mandurah looks best over the minimum trip. A tricky handicap for punters then but the suggestion is Cross Of Lorraine.
Coleorton Dancer 10-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, headway and every chance inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 5th of 14, 1l behind Cheery Cat (9-0) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Mandurah (IRE) 15-2 (8-4) In touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Total Impact (9-4) at Doncaster 5f hcap (5) gd in May.
Rainbow Fox 7-2fav (8-5) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Charles Darwin (9-2) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
The Bear 4-1fav (8-11) Led far side, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no impression, 4th of 15, 1 1/2l behind Gap Princess (8-9) at Carlisle 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Cassie's Choice (IRE) 5-2co-fav (9-0) In touch, headway 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly approaching final furlong, held on under pressure, won at Catterick 6f mdn fll (6) gf in May beating Leonid Glow (8-7) by a nk, 10 ran.
Yorkshire Blue 10-1 (8-5) Towards rear, never dangerous, 6th of 12, 6l behind Handsome Falcon (8-5) at Newcastle 7f hcap (4) gf in May.
Cross of Lorraine (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 4l behind The Bear (8-8) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in May.
Cheery Cat (USA) 8-1 (8-6) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on until no extra well inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 5l behind Turn Me On (7-13) at Catterick 7f hcap (5) gf in May.
Opal Noir 7-1 (8-10) Behind stand's side, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 8th of 15, 4l behind Gap Princess (8-9) at Carlisle 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Imperial Sword 5-1fav (8-9) Held up, not clear run well over 1f out, soon switched left, good progress final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Warwick 6f app hcp (6) gs in May beating Kyllachy Storm (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Hansomis (IRE) 22-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Revue Princess (9-1) at Newcastle 5f fll hcp (5) gf in May.
Avontuur (FR) 25-1 (8-4) Chased leaders stand's side, ridden and effort over 1f out, edged right and kept on final furlong, 3rd of 15, 1l behind Gap Princess (8-9) at Carlisle 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Irish Conection (IRE) 11-4 (9-3) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Welcome Releaf (8-10) at Southwell 6f mdn aut stk (5) fbs in Apr.
The Thrifty Bear 25-1 (8-2) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 17, 4 1/2l behind Jadan (8-10) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Oct.
Geordie Dancer (IRE) 50-1 (7-13) Slowly into stride, always behind, 10th of 12, 9l behind Steelcut (9-8) at Hamilton 5f hcp (5) gf in May.
Union Jack Jackson (IRE) 9-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, headway well over 2f out, kept on, never able to challenge, 3rd of 13, 6l behind Blakeshall Quest (8-9) at Southwell 6f hcap (6) fbs in May.
