slowly into stride, soon prominent, ridden over 2f out, effort 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden and hampered over 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened over 1f out
tracked clear leader, effort 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
behind, ridden 2f out, no headway and one pace from over 1f out
slowly into stride, in rear, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
started slowly, behind, headway over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong to lead towards finish
in touch, ridden 2f out, no impression until kept on final furlong, not reach leaders
chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 2f out, slightly outpaced, stayed on again final furlong gaining near finish
in rear, ridden 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous
led, ridden 2f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
reared leaving stalls, in rear, ridden when hampered over 2f out on inner, no chance afterwards
In race four, Orange Dancer is selected ahead of Million Per Cent and Portmeirion. Lightly raced, Orange Dancer left the impression that she would have finished closer with a good run last time and, even though she has to fully prove her effectiveness on this surface, could be worth chancing today. Million Per Cent goes well here and, even though, those runs have come in claimers, he doesn't look badly handicapped for a handicap try and warrants all due respect as a consequence. Portmeirion is lightly raced and open improvement and is also respected, although the draw could have been kinder. On her overall form, Indian Lady could not be ruled out if a first-time visor works. Athboy Nights looked to be on the way back last time and the jockey booking has to be a positive, while Blessed Place needs a career best but comes here in good form, and there is no doubt that Gone'N'Dunnett has dropped to a winning mark, but he lacks consistency. Finally, Nistaki has yet to fully convince on Polytrack, Mandarin Spirit is capable from his current mark but was disappointing at Epsom last week, and Desert Opal cannot be ruled out on best form but was bought out of a seller recently. Once again, then, the selection is Orange Dancer.
Orange Dancer (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 12, 4l behind Bakhoor (8-8) at Leicester 6f 3yo fll hcp (5) gd.
Seneschal 5-2fav (9-7) In touch on outer, ridden 2f out, ran on under pressure final furlong, 4th of 11, 2l behind Russian Rocket (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Portmeirion 9-2 (8-12) Held up in touch, ridden 3f out, headway to chase leader over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Harry Up (9-13) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Million Percent 11-10fav (9-10) Held up, ridden, headway approaching final furlong, soon every chance, stayed on, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Mirasol Princess (9-1) at Lingfield 6f clm (6) gf in Jun.
Gone'n'dunnett (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 12l behind Donna Blini (8-11) at Newmarket 5f stk (3) gf.
Desert Opal 8-1 (9-5) Outpaced and always behind, 9th of 11, 7l behind Russian Rocket (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Blessed Place 6-1 (8-10) Led, ridden and hung left from 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, lost 2nd last stride, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Bahamian Ballet (9-6) at Windsor 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Athboy Nights (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Led early, soon lost place and held up, headway on outside over 2f out, kept on, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Blessed Place (9-0) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
