chased leader, led 3f out, kept on under pressure
led, headed 3f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance final furlong, not quicken inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway over 5f out, weakened over 1f out
Karlani keeps finding one too good but can get his head in front today at the main expense of dual-performer Garnett and Spring dream. A trappy contest in which none of the runners can be ruled out, however Karlani's recent form looks solid and on ground that suits he gets the nod. Although he is yet to win in 11 starts, Alan Swinbank's son of Fantastic Light looks sure to run well given his aptitude for fast ground. A return to two miles won't hold any fears and with blinkers on for the first time hoping to sharpen him up a bit, he looks worth a bet. Two other horses sporting first-time headgear are Garnett and Industrial Star. Both seen over jumps of late, the latter looks on a decent mark for a return to the flat whilst Garnett appears better on the all-weather than the turf. However a mark of 65 looks appealing. Spring Dream didn't appear to stay when last stepped up to this trip so for that reason is opposed and we will return to Karlani as the likeliest winner.
Industrial Star (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 5f out, ridden and hung left from over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 16l behind Whispering Death (9-9) at York 2m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Our Monogram 33-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, to over 5f out, weakened from 3f out, 10th of 13, 21l behind Dhehdaah (8-8) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Apr.
Garnett (IRE) 7-2 (9-12) Started slowly, behind, ridden 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 6th of 12, 11l behind Lorikeet (9-6) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Spring Dream (IRE) 9-2 (8-7) Took keen hold in 3rd, ridden and chased winner briefly over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 3rd of 4, 15l behind Vale de Lobo (8-9) at Chepstow 1m 4f fll hcp (4) gs in May.
Thewhirlingdervish (IRE) 6-1 (8-7) Towards rear, ridden and headway 3f out, one pace, 6th of 12, 7l behind Escayola (9-9) at Musselburgh 2m hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Nov.
Rose Bien 33-1 (8-1) Held up, ridden over 4f out, headway over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 17, 2 1/2l behind Kayf Aramis (8-9) at York 2m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in May.
Karlani (IRE) 7-4fav (8-12) Towards rear, ridden along and headway 2f out, driven, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 5, nk behind Mister Arjay (9-2) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
