held up, ridden halfway, never near leaders
prominent, ridden over 2f out, led approaching final furlong
held up, ridden halfway, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance from over 1f out, not quicken near finish
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
slowly away, outpaced
raced alone centre, prominent, led and overall leader 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra
outpaced, ridden halfway, never nearer
swerved right start, lost many lengths, in rear, hung violently right from over 2f out
overall leader until ridden and headed 2f out, switched right entering final furlong, kept on
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, ran on towards finish
unruly stalls, slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden halfway, never dangerous
chased leaders until halfway, weakening when stumbled over 2f out
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Nonrunner
Dakota Rain gets the call here ahead of Vivi Belle and Mugeba. Vivi Belle got her head in front at Salisbury last time on good to soft. Okay, it wasn't a great race but she showed a good attitude on that occasion, is lightly raced and can improve again. Dakota Rain also showed a good attitude in coming good at Nottingham last time and, with that characteristic sure to serve him well, he should be considered too. Of the others, Cerulean Rose races from a winning mark and is sure to build on her seasonal return of 22-days ago, Mugeba is running consistently and should be on the premises again, and Nautical and Bel Cantor are back to winning marks from last season and cannot be ruled out on that basis. Once again, though, the selection is Dakota Rain.
Dakota Rain (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Raced centre, always prominent, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well under pressure, won at Nottingham 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun beating Falmassim (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Gold Flame 11-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 15l behind China Cherub (8-10) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jun.
Nautical 7-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, switched left 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no danger, 6th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Makabul (9-13) at Windsor 6f hcap (5) gs.
Limonia (GER) 8-1 (8-2) In touch, ridden along halfway, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 9l behind Misphire (9-11) at Haydock 6f fll hcp (5) hvy in Jun.
Vivi Belle 8-1 (8-5) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, just held on, won at Salisbury 6f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) gs in Jun beating Hucking Hope (9-2) by a shd, 9 ran.
Memphis Man 11-2 (9-4) Outpaced in rear, some late progress, 5th of 11, 3l behind Bee Magic (9-4) at W'hampton 5f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) pol.
Sydneyroughdiamond 33-1 (9-11) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, every chance 2f out, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Tommy Tobougg (9-3) at Musselburgh 7f mdn aut stk (6) gd.
Mugeba 11-2 (8-12) Held up, ridden and switched right over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Shes Minnie (9-13) at Nottingham 6f fll hcp (4) sft.
