slowly into stride, held up in last pair, went 5th over 6f out, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, plugged on into modest 4th inside final furlong
took keen hold, led early, chased leader until over 7f out, chased leading pair until 3f out, outpaced in 4th 2f out, soon weakened
reluctant to load stalls, tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 7f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden to lead briefly and ran green over 1f out, chased winner, no impression inside final furlong, lost 2nd last 50 yards
tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd 3f out, led just over 1f out, clear when shaken up and swished tail inside final furlong, stayed on well, comfortably
soon led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in 5th, droppped to last pair over 6f out, pushed along over 2f out, shaken up and headway over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd final 50 yards, no chance with winner
started slowly, behind, moderate progress inside final furlong
Placidia returned to action with a second in handicap company to Insaany. The latter is trained by Mark Johnston so he should have a good line on the chances of POTENT EMBRACE in this. The Street Cry filly finished a close-up third on her debut at Newcastle and gets the vote with normal progress. Dream Child is a half-sister to useful handicapper Anatolian while Bikini Island is related to winners in North America. Both Scallop and Westerly can include winners on the all-weather among their relatives and are other newcomers to note.
Allegria (IRE) 17-2 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 5th of 13, 6l behind Kallisha (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f mdn fll stks (4) sft in Apr.
Dream Big (IRE) 8-1 (8-3) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 7, 23l behind Romsdal (8-8) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Apr.
Dream Child (IRE) Pivotal filly out of Poseidon's Bride.
Placidia (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Insaany (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Potent Embrace (USA) 28-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, pushed along and headway over 1f out, soon went 2nd, ridden inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Comedy King (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd.
Scallop Oasis Dream filly out of Quiff.
Westerly Rail Link filly out of Humility.
Bikini Island (USA) Dynaformer filly out of Another Par Three.
Invisible Touch 33-1 (10-5) In touch, ridden 6f out, weakened 4f out, last of 10, well behind Two Jabs (10-12) at Huntingdon 1m 6f 3yo NH flat (6) sft in Nov.
Strawberry Martini 66-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always behind, 10th of 13, 19l behind Kallisha (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f mdn fll stks (4) sft in Apr.
