in touch on outside, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden and one pace, plugged on same pace final 2f
led, clear over 2f out, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
chased leader, ridden and lost 2nd well over 1f out, weakened soon after
chased leaders, steadied off heels 4f out, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, 2nd over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon every chance until inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd
slowly away, always behind
held up in touch, headway on outside over 2f out, chasing leaders when hung left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up off the pace in last pair, steady headway on inside from 2f out, led on rail inside final furlong, soon clear, comfortably
held up in last trio, pushed along and struggling over 3f out, never on terms
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
It was soft ground when Clovelly Bay went close at Goodwood and Mr Frankie finished runner-up at Newbury. There was cut in the ground when Devonshire Place scored over track and trip recently but If I Were A Boy was runner-up on a fast surface here on her penultimate start. MUFFARRAH (NAP) may be related to a Guineas winner but he is also a half-brother to the 1m4f Group 3 winner Mawatheeq and he gets the vote stepping up in distance for his handicap debut. Faery Song won at Salisbury last month but a 3lb rise proved beyond her last time.
Lucky Henry 6-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 7l behind Aussie Andre (9-13) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Mr Frankie 7-2fav (10-7) Raced keenly, led until narrowly headed halfway, pressed leaders, stayed challenging and every chance final furlong, rallied, just held, 3rd of 7, 1/4l behind Al's Memory (10-7) at Salisbury 1m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Filament Of Gold (USA) 33-1 (10-0) Towards rear, outpaced on outside over 3f out, soon ridden, lost touch over 1f out, last of 8, 26l behind Aussie Andre (9-13) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
If I Were A Boy (IRE) 5-2fav (9-5) Tracked leader 2f, tracked leading pair, pushed along 3f out, lost 3rd over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 4l behind Dalmarella Dancer (8-12) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gd in Aug.
Scarlet Sash 8-1 (9-11) Raced wide, close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Moshe (10-0) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Dakota City 11-1 (10-8) Held up in rear, under pressure over 7f out, soon beaten, 8th of 9, dist behind English Summer (11-4) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Aug.
Faery Song (IRE) 9-4fav (9-9) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, stayed on well, never nearer, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Thames Knight (9-1) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Miss Minuty 16-1 (9-4) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Hercullian Prince (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Muffarreh (USA) 9-2 (9-5) With leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 8 1/4l behind War Strike (9-5) at Ffos Las 7f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul.
Clovelly Bay (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 12, nk behind Dark Amber (11-3) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Devonshire Place (IRE) 15-2 (8-9) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, effort on outside over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, edged left and led well inside final furlong, ran on, won at Bath 1m 2f hcp fll (4) gs in Sep beating Lamyaa (8-13) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
