in rear, hampered 3f out, soon struggling
in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden to chase winner final furlong, no impression
slowly into stride, headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
keen early, tracked leaders, pushed long over 3f out, soon slightly outpaced, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, no danger
slightly awkward leaving stalls, tracked leaders, raced keenly, led over 3f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, lost place over 3f out, no danger after
in rear, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous
held up, headway 3f out, edged right from just inside final 2f, led 1f out, ran on well
prominent, went second over 2f out until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leader until over 2f out, soon weakened
led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
The ground will be a concern for many of these who've not run in such testing conditions, but we'll put up CHELSEA GIRL as the pick of a moderate bunch, ahead of Alto Singer and Belle Bellino. The selection's breeding suggests a decent sprint career, and she's been placed in a similar contest. It's all about how she handles the ground though, as it'll be a new experience for her. Being towards the bottom of the weights will be an assistance, but she needs to overcome a high draw. Alto Singer has the benefit of being drawn in stall one, and although she's not produced anything that noteworthy so far, she has at least raced when there's been some cut in the ground. She was also entered for a similar event at Lingfield, but being kep't in this race would suggest the going's not a concern. Belle Bellino is Ralph Beckett's only runner on the card. Her dam won several listed races, but she's yet to live up to the promise when costing 36,000 guineas. It probably won't take a great deal of winning this, and we'll side with Chelsea Girl.
Fervent 33-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden when not much room 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, 13l behind Klarity (8-5) at Nottingham 6f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gf in Jul.
Vogarth 8-1 (9-1) Chased leaders 4f, 7th of 9, 8l behind Game Lady (9-1) at Lingfield 6f sll (6) gs in Aug.
Gioacchino (IRE) 3-1fav (9-0) Chased leaders, every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Chosen One (9-3) at Catterick 6f mdn stk (5) gd in Aug.
Heroic Fool 28-1 (8-11) Slowly away, in rear, pushed along halfway, kept on, never dangerous, 4th of 5, 5l behind Swindon Town Flyer (9-5) at Folkestone 5f 3yo clm (6) gs in Apr.
Professor Malone 66-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, 12l behind Night Rocket (8-12) at W'hampton 6f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Jul.
Spic 'n Span 11-4fav (8-10) Slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, hung left towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Edie Superstar (9-4) at Lingfield 5f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Alto Singer (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 15l behind Night Rocket (9-11) at Salisbury 6f fll hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Amber Bamber 100-1 (8-12) Pressed leader until driven and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 25l behind Beauchamp Wizard (9-3) at Kempton 7f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Aug.
Belle Bellino (FR) 7-1 (9-0) In touch, effort 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 11l behind Candela Bay (9-3) at Salisbury 6f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) frm in Jun.
Chelsea Girl 9-2 (9-4) Slowly into stride, soon prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 10l behind Orange Pip (9-7) at Windsor 6f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) gf in Jun.
Rose de Rita 100-1 (8-1) Led, headed 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 11th of 14, 11l behind Desperate Dan (9-7) at Bath 5f clm (6) frm in Jul.
Sempre Libera (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Always behind and weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 14, 20l behind Convallaria (9-3) at Lingfield 7f fll hcp (6) pol in Aug.
