raced keenly, led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out
raced keenly, held up in rear, outpaced 3f out, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
held up behind, headway 3f out, ridden and effort inside final 2f, soon chased winner, kept on, held inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders on inside, lost place over 3f out, no impression
held up behind, outpaced 3f out, kept on under pressure from over 1f out, never near leaders
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, driven to lead 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression
tracked leader on inside, switched right to challenge 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and kept on well final furlong
Hard to be confident about any of these, but ROYAL SELECTION was beaten only a length over a mile here last time and gets the vote dropping back in trip. Mucky Molly has placed efforts over 6f to her credit but her recent form has taken a nosedive while though Lovat Lane was runner-up over C&D early in the year, she hasn't raced since April. My Best Man showed a bit more last time without looking like winning and the remainder have yet to post any form worthy of a mention.
Chillie Peppar 66-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, soon faded, 4th of 7, 13l behind Ocean Bay (9-3) at Kempton 7f mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Grayfriars 66-1 (8-10) Soon outpaced, 11th of 12, 22l behind Nially Noo (9-0) at Southwell 5f mdn stks (5) fbs.
My Best Man 22-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 11, 6l behind Cheherazad (8-12) at Lingfield 6f mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Sid Needwood Blade gelding out of Easter Moon.
Whats Your Story 66-1 (9-3) In touch, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 23l behind Poppy (8-12) at Kempton 6f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct.
Lady Ellice 25-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 11l behind Work Shy (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Lovat Lane 14-1 (8-7) Chased leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 9, 7l behind Ellie In The Pink (8-7) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Mucky Molly 14-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear and keen, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 9l behind Trojan Rocket (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-62 (6) pol.
Royal Selection (IRE) 9-4fav (8-12) Chased leaders, carried very wide on bend 3f out, stayed on to 2nd 2f out, closed gradually on winner towards finish, always held, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Mad Ginger Alice (8-12) at Kempton 1m mdn auc stks (6) pol.