behind, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon outpaced, stayed on well final furlong, never nearer
in touch, headway to challenge well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden to challenge, never on terms
prominent, ridden well over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, headway over 2f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden and some headway 2f out, soon no impression
always behind
held up, never dangerous
led, clear well over 3f out, soon driven, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed and one pace
went right start, soon in touch, headway 2f out, never on terms
CONFIDE IN ME is worth a shot in this company. Vinces and Love In The Park are a couple of others to note in the betting, while Sceilin is still feasibly well handicapped despite rising in the weights for scoring in this grade at Bath last month. Sceilin just outfought Clovis on that occasion but, as she is now 2lb worse off with the top weight, she is not a great bet to uphold the form on the revised terms. In turn Clovis is far from straightforward and is too tricky-a-ride to forward with more than tepid confidence. Love In The Park seems to be getting better with every run and is unexposed at the trip. It would be no surprise to see Pat Cosgrave make more use of her today. This daughter of Pivotal can represent good value to fill one of the places. Vinces is closely matched with Love In The Park and is also capable of being thereabouts. Having proved he handles racing on turf, the mount of Amy Baker (claims 5lb) arrives here on the back of a solid effort and, granted a clear passage, he could be the biggest threat to the selection. However, a line through Jo'Burg gives Confide In Me a big chance to shine this afternoon. The Gerard Butler-trained gelding found a mile on the sharp side for him at Kempton earlier this month but is fully expected to relish the extra two furlongs this afternoon.
Clovis 16-1 (9-2) Behind, ridden on outside over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never going pace to reach leaders, 6th of 15, 6l behind Jo'burg (9-7) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Vinces 12-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on one pace inside final furlong and lost 3rd final stride, 4th of 15, 2 3/4l behind Jo'burg (9-7) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Goose Green (IRE) 4-1 (10-3) Held up towards rear, headway on inside rail over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Megalala (9-13) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Lunar River (FR) 7-2 (9-13) In touch, driven along 2f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 7, 6l behind Make Amends (9-3) at Folkestone 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gf.
Confide In Me 11-2 (9-5) Held up towards rear, driven and unable to quicken over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 6l behind Assail (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Love In The Park 6-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 2f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd final stride, 3rd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Jo'burg (9-7) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Classical Rhythm (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Chased leader, ridden 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 9l behind Run For Ede's (8-11) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Millway Beach (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon no progress, 11th of 13, 14l behind Urban Space (8-9) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Mix N Match 10-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, never reached leaders, 5th of 11, 4l behind Karky Schultz (9-1) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jun.
Rosy Dawn 16-1 (8-4) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out, 7th of 10, 6l behind Inspirina (9-11) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Sceilin (IRE) 5-2 (8-5) In touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, pressed and joined inside final furlong, led again post, all out, won at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) fm in Jun beating Clovis (9-6) by shd, 7 ran.
Precious Citizen (USA) 14-1 (9-2) Towards rear, effort on outer over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 10l behind Hector Spectre (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Sahara Sunshine 8-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, briefly flashed tail, took keen hold, soon close up in chasing group, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 31l behind Ross Moor (8-7) at Sandown 1m 2f app hcp (5) gf.
Pointillist (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 1f out, 10th of 11, 32l behind Dangerous Midge (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.
