in touch, under pressure halfway, soon beaten
with leader until over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, chased leading pair entering final furlong, stayed on under pressure towards finish, almost snatched 2nd
chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened
led until 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced alone on far rail, chased leaders, hard ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, led 2f out, ridden final furlong, ran on well
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, headway 2f out, chased winner 1f out, no impression, just held on for 2nd
started slowly, outpaced and always behind, tailed off
REVUE PRINCESS has won the last two renewals of this race at double figure prices and, whilst she may not be that price again, she has fair claims of completing a remarkable hat-trick. Real Diamond and Lucky Leigh head the list of dangers. Tim Easterby has his string in form and Revue Princess is clearly at her best at this time of year. She has a recent run under her belt so shouldn't lack for fitness whilst the blinkers that she's worn when successful the last twice are back on and she's only 3lbs higher than twelve months ago. Real Diamond has joined a new and up and coming yard and it would be no surprise to see her attract support. Her two wins were achieved at Catterick over six furlongs though which raises a slight question mark although she's slipped back to a nice mark. Ian Brennan's claim will certainly help Lucky Leigh who came close to winning her first race since debut on her penultimate outing; she was a little disappointing last time but can't be ignored. Dispol Kylie has run some sound races over course and distance and is another that should have a say in the outcome but we'll take Revue Princess to record a popular success.
Lucky Leigh 10-1 (8-10) Raced wide, intouch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 7l behind Ray Of Joy (8-12) at Kempton 6f fll hcp (4) pol.
Real Diamond 3-1 (9-0) Keen chased leading pair, ridden halfway, weakened 1f out, 5th of 6, 7l behind Dametime (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f fll hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Dispol Kylie (IRE) 7-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 12, 9l behind Sir Nod (9-2) at Thirsk 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.
Keep Dancing (IRE) 8-1 (8-3) Slowly into stride, behind, headway into mid-division halfway, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, 18l behind Kingswinford (8-11) at Windsor 6f clm stks (6) gd in Oct.
Revue Princess (IRE) 18-1 (8-11) Chased front pair in far side trio, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 2 3/4l behind Top Bid (8-12) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Miss Daawe 5-2fav (8-13) Prominent, challenged over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression on leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 15, 7l behind Fuzzy Cat (9-2) at Nottingham 6f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Mey Blossom 16-1 (8-4) Towards rear, some headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 11l behind Dabbers Ridge (8-11) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Poppy's Rose 11-4fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, switched right over 2f out, chased winner well over 1f out, soon hung badly left, no extra well inside final furlong (placed 4th), in a race won by Bertie Southstreet (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug, 13 ran.
She Who Dares Wins 50-1 (8-8) Led, headed halfway, chased winner after until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 6l behind Handsinthemist (8-7) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-52 (6) fbs in Mar '09.
