held up, headway 5th, chased leader approaching 2 out, challenging when left in lead last, driven out
held up towards rear, blundered 2nd, soon lost touch, tailed off from 4th
held up, headway 5th, ridden and effort 3 out, stayed on to take 2nd, run in
tracked leaders, effort 3 out, one pace flat
behind, lost touch 3 out, tailed off
behind, reminders 3rd, soon behind
in lead when under pressure and fell last
tracked leader, ridden and weakened after 3 out
Another poor contest that should not take a great deal of winning and the vote goes to Sloane Street, who gets the verdict over Roppongi Dancer and Not To Be Missed. The last mentioned has shown signs of ability in his last two starts and has to be respected in this company but more solid claims are held by Norma Macauley's Roppongi Dancer, who showed improved form when chasing home Pompeii at Market Rasen last month. However, the filly may have been flattered by her proximity to the winner that day and we prefer to take a chance with Sloane Street. The son of Sadler's Wells showed signs of promise when with Dennis Caro, including when a close fifth behind Gone Too Far at Hexham when last seen in May, and today has his first run for Michael Scudamore. The change in stables may have a rejuvenating effect on the four-year-old, who will not need to improve much to win this. Joint top weights Alpha Rose, representing the stable of Charlie Egerton, and the Mick Channon-trained El Pedro both warrant a mention, as does Wild Power from the stable of Ian Williams but we are happy to stick with Sloane Street, who gets the nod.
