tracked leader, hampered and switched right over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
chased leaders, driven halfway, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
led, driven and hung left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
Silk Blossom is highly rated by Barry Hills and we take her to make it back to back wins before a tilt at Royal Ascot's Queen Mary, while Gilded looks best of the rest. Barry Hills's runners are still in decent form and he did not expect Silk Blossom to go as well as she did first time up, so with that run under her belt she looks more than capable of showing these rivals a clean pair of heels. Gilded is in cracking form having completed a hat-trick already this spring and she must come into calculations. Strictly on the book she has achieved the most on the racecourse out of this field and although she prefers decent ground she has won with cut. She may not be open to the improvement of the selection however, ans so is just opposed. There are a number of other winners in the field who merit a mention, and with Tim Easterby in such good form the best of them may turn out to be soft ground Ripon winner Kerry's Dream. Nottingham scorer Down The Well would like to hear her hooves rattle, as would Camissa, whose trainer Dean Ivory said she won in spite of the soft ground at Windsor last time. Amber Valley is getting the hang of things and is well regarded by Karl Burke, but Silk Blossom fits the bill for us and gets the nod.
Gilded (IRE) 4-7fav (9-3) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ran on well, comfortably, won at Salisbury 5f 2yo fll (3) frm beating Pretty Majestic (8-6) by 2l, 6 ran.
Amber Valley Evensfav (9-0) Made all, ridden 2f out, ran on, won at Haydock 5f 2yo mdn fll (5) gd in Apr beating Feelin Foxy (8-11) by 1l, 6 ran.
Camissa 11-2 (8-6) Led stand side group, overall leader halfway, soon in command, won at Windsor 5f 2yo mdn fll aut (5) sft beating Princess Ileana (8-8) by 2 1/2l, 15 ran.
Cassiara 9-4fav (8-6) Raced far side, always prominent, led group over 2f out, headed over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 4th of 15, 3l behind Camissa (8-6) at Windsor 5f 2yo mdn fll aut (5) sft.
Down The Well (IRE) 28-1 (8-9) Chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on, won at Nottingham 5f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf beating Frisky Talk (9-0) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Feelin Foxy 15-2 (8-4) Dwelt and towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Eloquent Rose (8-11) at Thirsk 5f nov stk (3) frm.
Kerry's Dream 10-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden and switched right over 1f out, hard ridden and stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Ripon 5f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Apr beating Joseph Locke (9-3) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Silk Blossom (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Held up, headway halfway, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Apr beating Tarkamara (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
