mid-division, ridden 2f out, one pace over 1f out, beaten when eased inside final furlong
in touch, chased leader after 2f, ridden and lost place well over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression
mid-division, driven and headway to chase leaders over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure to go 2nd well inside final furlong, kept on
behind, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on to chase leaders inside final furlong, unable to reach leaders
held up behind, came to stands side rail and headway 2f out, soon ridden, led entering final furlong, stayed on well
dwelt, soon chased leaders, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, lost 2nd well inside final furlong, kept on
led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon lost place, no extra
tracked leader 2f, chase leading pair, ridden 2f out, lost place when flashed tail 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, no impression
Little separates Cheers For Thea and Battlemaiden at the weights but both may struggle to contain DR WINTRINGHAM, who gets the vote. Karen George's filly has reportedly improved for the warm weather recently and that certainly has been demonstrated in her performances on the track. Having won over this trip at Chepstow, she readily defied a penalty over a mile here and a further 8lb rise may not be enough to stop her going in again. She'll want a proper gallop at this distance but should get that courtesy of Battlemaiden. Mark Johnston's charge won over a mile three starts back and showed she remains in good heart when second at Carlisle recently. However, she ultimately gave best to Cheers For Thea and a 3lb turnaround at the weights may not be enough to reverse that form here. Since fitted with the combination of blinkers and a tongue-tie the latter has won half of her starts, although it's surely worth noting she's not yet won back-to-back contests and usually follows a win with a disappointment. That lack of consistency is enough for us to look elsewhere. Carcinetto could prove overpriced having shown more in a claimer last time, over a trip which stretches her stamina. She returns to handicap company off a fair mark but is better on artificial surfaces and, while she can run well, it's hard to envisage her gaining her first success of 2010. Night Lily drops in grade having disappointed at Newmarket last time; the concern with her isn't this mark of 77, more the drop to seven furlongs as all wins have come at a mile. Poppet's Lovein is gradually dropping to a fair mark, now just 2lbs higher than for her sole handicap success, and her turn is close but this race could be another belonging to Dr Wintringham.
La Zamora 16-1 (9-1) Steadied from wide draw, held up in rear, not clear run on inside from over 2f out until over 1f out, never able to challenge, 6th of 8, 8l behind Celtic Sultan (9-6) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Carcinetto (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Held up behind, last and outpaced over 4f out, soon ridden, headway under pressure over 2f out, stayed on to chase leading pair inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Lang Shining (9-6) at Chester 1m 2f clm stks (5) gf in Jun.
Night Lily (IRE) 7-2fav (9-3) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Seasonal Cross (8-9) at Newmarket 1m flls hcp 0-130 (3) gf in Jun.
Dr Wintringham (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Held up, headway travelling well over 2f out, led over 1f out, shaken up and ran on well, won at Warwick 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun beating Crazy Chris (9-5) by 6l, 8 ran.
Poppet's Lovein 16-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 8l behind Mac's Power (9-6) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
Cheers For Thea (IRE) 4-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon chased leader, led well inside final furlong, held on well, won at Carlisle 7f flls hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun beating Battlemaiden (9-9) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Battlemaiden (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Led, ridden inside final furlong, soon headed, no extra, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Cheers For Thea (9-10) at Carlisle 7f flls hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Candyfloss Girl 33-1 (8-13) Flashed tail throughout, chased leaders, driven along inside final 3f, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 23l behind Addictive Dream (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jun.
Darcey 5-1 (8-9) Took keen hold, led over 1f, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 8l behind Jewelled (9-7) at Bath 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fm in Jun.
