Making it onto the shortlist for this race are Kingscross, Chinalea and, at a bigger price, Sabrina Brown, with the vote going to Kingscross. If he can build on the momentum of his good Newbury second to Exmoor last time, Kingscross, who is set to go up by three pounds in future ratings, shoud go well today. Seven pounds above the rating of his Goodwood win, Romany Nights has something to prove now, while Awitesweetheart is a speedball, although she did act on soft and stay six furlongs on it at two years of age. Devon Flame is the sole course and distance winner in the line-up, although she remains five pounds above the most recent of those victories and has never won on going any slower than good. Capricho is a shadow of his former self, although his old form would give him an excellent chance, while much as Sabrina Brown has shown little in six starts, she now races off the mark from which she won at Pontefract on good to soft last September. Chinalea now races from a pound below the mark that he won from at Sandown on soft last August, so cannot be ruled out and he is certainly going well at present, while Born To Be Bold is seven pounds better off with Kingscross for around three-and-a-half lengths based on Newbury form. We will still stick with Kingscross, though, as the selection.
Romany Nights (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, 3rd of 17, 1l behind Kostar (8-11) at Lingfield 7f hcap (2) gd.
Auwitesweetheart 8-1 (9-4) Chased leader, ridden to lead narrowly 2f out, soon edged left, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Bird Over (9-3) at Kempton 6f fll hcp (4) pol.
Kingscross 20-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, strong run final furlong, led 100 yards out, caught near finish, 2nd of 18, nk behind Exmoor (8-8) at Newbury 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Devon Flame 6-1jt-fav (9-3) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 14, 8l behind Sir Desmond (8-12) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Capricho (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Towards rear on wide outside, ridden and no impression final 2f, 9th of 15, 11l behind Romany Nights (9-6) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Sabrina Brown 33-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, weakened well over 1f out, last of 17, 18l behind Swinbrook (9-1) at Leicester 6f hcap (4) gd in Apr.
Chinalea (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Pressed leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no chance with easy winner final furlong and lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Romany Nights (9-6) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Born To Be Bold 66-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 18, 3 1/2l behind Exmoor (8-8) at Newbury 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
