close up, headway to lead approaching final furlong, driven out
dwelt in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, nearest finish
led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and kept on towards finish
held up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on, not quite reach winner
held up towards rear, outpaced 3f out
pressed leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
Several with claims in this but NATALEENA can be excused a below par effort on soft going last time and gets another chance having scored over 1m6f at Redcar before that. Third at Thirsk recently, Smart Lass would prefer some cut in the ground but Iolani finished in front of Nearly There when scoring at Thirsk a fortnight ago and is only 2lb higher. One Last Hug had the measure of both Lizzie Loch and Hugoigo when second over track and trip a week ago and is also preferred to Three Castles with headgear applied today.
Nataleena (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression over 3f out, steady headway over 2f out, kept on, 3rd of 10, 8 3/4l behind Sociologist (8-6) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Three Castles 12-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, held up in 5th, weakened inside final 2f, 5th of 7, 7 1/2l behind Champagne Terri (9-7) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Smart Lass (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Keen tracked leaders, hampered and lost place 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd close home, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Esspeegee (9-7) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Jun.
Iolani (GER) 6-1 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon switched right, led over 1f out, held on, won at Thirsk 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Jul beating Strict (9-7) by nk, 11 ran.
Lizzie Loch 7-2fav (9-7) Chased leaders, challenged 3f out, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Ezanak (9-5) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Hugoigo 20-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Ezanak (9-5) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Nearly There 9-4fav (9-0) Restrained in midfield, moved into contention over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 5l behind Final Choice (9-7) at Newcastle 2m hcp (6) pol in Jul.
One Last Hug 11-2 (8-12) Chased leaders, led 3f out, headed over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Ezanak (9-5) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.