held up in rear, smooth headway on inside when not clear run and switched left 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, kept on
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, lost 3rd near finish
mid-division, effort when hung left 2f out, stayed on under pressure to chase leaders final furlong, no impression
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, kept on, held towards finish
went right start, raced keeenly, soon tracked leader, ridden and lost place 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and edged left over 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, no impression
mid-division, driven and outpaced 3f out, soon lost place, behind when eased 2f out, virtualy pulled up
behind, switched outside over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to go 3rd near finish, not reached leading pair
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace, never on terms
Nonrunner
Moretta Blanche won on debut whilst Pose has won at this course before, however in a tight handicap we side with the impressive first time out winner MARRAYAH. The Michael Jarvis trained selection was a comfortable winner at Yarmouth last year and although not seen since then, if she shows that sort of form again here should be the victor. Pose just held on to win in a maiden here last month in her seasonal bow and will be expected to challenge in this race. However, previous poor runs last year mean we hold reservations about this filly. Moretta Blanche may prefer a furlong further than this but remains firmly in calculations with such a good debut but running off top weight may struggle. Les Yeux Bleus had a terrible reappearance in May so we overlook this Luca Cumani filly here. Our vote goes to Marrayah to come back with aplomb and land this fillies' handicap.
Moretta Blanche 7-1 (8-12) Pulled hard, held up, headway 4f out, soon tracking leaders on bit, ridden to challenge, green and edged left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Newbury 7f 3yo mdn (4) gf in May beating Engulf (9-3) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Ken's Girl 16-1 (9-0) Made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, won at Newbury 7f flls hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May beating Lady Pattern (8-12) by 2 1/4l, 13 ran.
Perfect Friend 25-1 (8-3) Raced wide, held up, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, edged left final furlong, not trouble leaders, 5th of 8, 7l behind Arabian Pearl (8-9) at Leicester 7f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Steel Free (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 6l behind Space Station (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Excellent Day (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Awkward leaving stalls, soon switched right, held up in last pair and took keen hold, not clear run and switched left over 2f out, headway well over 1f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Path Of Peace (8-10) at Newcastle 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.
Les Yeux Bleus (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Held up last, pushed along on outside halfway, ridden 3f out, soon struggling, last of 9, 35l behind Colonel Carter (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
Marrayah 12-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, led final 100 yards, ran on, won at Yarmouth 6f 2yo mdn aut (6) gf in Aug beating Young Simon (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Cat Hunter 16-1 (9-4) Close up on outside, pushed along and kept on one pace final 2f, 6th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Al Khimiya (9-5) at Kempton 7f 3yo flls hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Ashkalara 50-1 (8-11) Soon towards rear, never in contention, 8th of 14, 6l behind Trewarthenick (8-13) at Chepstow 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Pose (IRE) 5-4fav (8-12) Propped slightly start, prominent, led 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, just held on, won at Salisbury 6f fll mdn stks (5) gf in May beating Valencha (8-12) by shd, 13 ran.
Mororless 22-1 (8-4) Held up, weakened over 3f out, 5th of 6, 15l behind Ostentation (8-10) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Feb.
Lady Willa (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, switched left and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 17, 2l behind Kingsdine (9-4) at Salisbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
