held up in touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly away, in touch, not clear run 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home
always prominent, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied to lead again last strides
always behind
held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakend
prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, not run on
led until over 1f out, kept on same pace
behind until headway over 1f out, never on terms
held up in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Summer Recluse has run well in his last two starts and Milton Bradley's gelding is entitled to be thereabouts again but he may once more have to settle for a minor role and preference is for Rosapenna, who gets the vote ahead of Vindication. The last mentioned has slipped to a fair mark and has to be respected but has yet to prove that he is as effective over this trip as the seven furlongs that he has been doing most of his running over. Gone'n'dunnett has a good record here and Christine Dunnett's gelding cannot be discounted if returning to his best. Cherokee Nation showed signs of a revival on the all-weather at Lingfield last time and is another to consider along with Highland Cascade, although the last mentioned may struggle to give weight away all round. The vote though goes to Rosapenna, who showed improved form last time and hails from the yard of Chris Wall that is beginning to hit form.
Highland Cascade 12-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 7l behind Golden Asha (9-4) at Folkestone 6f fll hcp (4) gd.
Blue Tomato 16-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace, 8th of 12, 6l behind Bluebok (9-8) at Musselburgh 5f hcap (3) gf.
Rosapenna (IRE) 11-2 (8-9) Held up in touch, ridden, headway over 1f out, soon every chance, edged left, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Golden Asha (9-4) at Folkestone 6f fll hcp (4) gd.
Norcroft 33-1 (9-12) Chased leaders far side, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out, 13th of 20, 17l behind Zidane (10-0) at Thirsk 6f hcap (5) gd in May.
Kool Acclaim 10-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride and always towards rear, 12th of 15, 3l behind Bo McGinty (9-7) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp (D2) gd in Sept '04.
Summer Recluse (USA) 7-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, hampered and stumbled 5f out, headway 3f out, kept on, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Guildenstern (10-1) at Salisbury 6f ldy rds hcp (5) gf.
Vindication 11-2 (8-6) Unruly start stalls, slowly away, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Fiefdom (9-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Gone'n'dunnett (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Prince Cyrano (9-6) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Cherokee Nation 11-2 (9-3) Held up mid-division, ridden 2f out, effort, hung left inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Mirasol Princess (9-1) at Lingfield 6f clm (6) gf.
Mugeba 9-1 (7-9) Held up, pushed along and switched right halfway, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 9, 8l behind Golden Asha (9-4) at Folkestone 6f fll hcp (4) gd.
Bold Cheverak 16-1 (8-7) Towards rear, soon driven along, never nearer, 7th of 14, 7l behind Mystery Pips (8-7) at Yarmouth 5f hcap (6) gf in May.
