chased leaders, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, lost 2nd near finish
behind, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, no impression
behind, driven over 1f out, never on terms
chased leaders, driven over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong to go 2nd near finish, no impression with winner
chased leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
chased leaders, switched left 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace final furlong, no impression
tracked leader, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, one pace final furlong
led and soon switched to far side rail, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
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Sutton Veny has an excellent record on the all-weather and if translating that form to turf is in with every chance in this contest, whilst Rapid Water has won at this course before but we choose to side with PALISADES PARK who won with a nice clear run inside the final furlong at Sandown on his seasonal bow. Official ratings put the Richard Hannon trained colt as the one to beat here and although five pounds higher for the victory last time out, with an in-form yard and the trainer having a decent record at Salisbury over recent years, Palisades Park is our pick. Sutton Veny has three wins from her last three starts and this means we take a strong look at this filly. Turf form has not been as comprehensive but Seb Sanders takes the ride and named after Jeremy Gask's base in Wiltshire, the filly could is an interesting prospect. Rapid Water won here last year and Andrew Balding won a third of the races he had runners in at Salibury in 2009. Rapid Water could be the main danger to our pick here and the usually consistent Solemn will no doubt run a decent race after a rare disappointing turn out when losing to our selection last time. We stick with Palisades Park to confirm the placings.
Russian Spirit 13-2 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakening when short of room over 1f out, 15th of 16, 11l behind Johannes (9-3) at York 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in May.
Macdillon 8-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, ridden and stayed on towards finish, 6th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Palisades Park (9-5) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Palisades Park 33-1 (9-5) In rear, headway on inside over 1f out, switched left and effort between horses inside final furlong, led post, won at Sandown 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf beating Osiris Way (10-0) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Solemn 15-2 (9-13) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 6l behind Palisades Park (9-5) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Present Alchemy 4-1fav (9-9) Mid-division, not clear run over 1f out, switched left, ran on towards finish, 8th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Palisades Park (9-5) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Rapid Water 2-1fav (8-13) Crossed over from low draw and soon led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Secret Witness (8-9) at Salisbury 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
Ocean Blaze 7-1 (9-4) Led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 6l behind Ziggy Lee (8-13) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Mythical Blue (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Led until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Captain Carey (8-11) at Chepstow 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May.
Sutton Veny (IRE) Evensfav (8-13) Made all, slowed pace over 3f out, kicked on over 1f out, eased near finish, won at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb beating Lujeanie (9-4) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Taurus Twins 9-1 (9-6) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 15l behind Lost In Paris (9-4) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (3) gf.
Elhamri 10-1 (9-6) Chased leader, ridden and every chance 1f out, held when hampered inside final furlong, soon eased, 9th of 12, 5l behind Royal Intruder (9-3) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.
