chased leaders, hard ridden and effort well over 1f out, soon one pace
held up in rear, in touch, some late headway, never on terms
made all, set steady pace, quickened over 3f out, soon pushed along, strongly challenged over 1f out, stayed on gamely
raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked winner, hard ridden and every chance from over 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, always held
held up in touch, lost place halfway, never dangerous after
slowly into stride, held up in rear, in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression
A few have something to prove here but PERFECT FRIEND found no disgrace behind a course specialist at Brighton last time and off just a couple of lb higher should run a big race. Egmarey ran a promising debut before banishing a couple of poorer efforts with a better performance but blinkers will have to get some improvement out of her on handicap debut off this mark. Tap Dance Way only found the one too good on handicap debut last time and this trip looks a better fit while the opposite can be said for Lathaat in regards to the distance. There are a few in with chances but Perfect Friend can be the punters friend.
Perfect Friend 11-2 (9-13) Chased leading pair, chased winer over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, always just held, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Lady Florence (9-5) at Brighton 7f fll hcp (5) gf.
Egmarey (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Started slowly, niggled along early in rear, headway to chase winner 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Mufti (9-1) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks 0-70 (5) gf.
Tap Dance Way (IRE) 10-3 (9-1) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on, held close home, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Merchant Of Medici (9-5) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fm in Jul.
Lathaat 11-4 (8-12) Prominent, chased winner 2f out, every chance when not much room inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 11, hd behind Rolling Hills (9-3) at Lingfield 7f mdn auc stks (6) fm in Jul.
Mellifera 7-1 (9-5) Held up mid-division, hard driven over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Jubail (9-5) at Leicester 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Lilly Blue (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Towards rear, soon pushed along, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 12, 8l behind Whispering Spirit (9-10) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Jul.
Avon Castle 16-1 (8-13) Always in rear, last of 8, 7l behind Maoi Chinn Tire (9-4) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Miss Bounty 10-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression towards finish, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Kipchak (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fm in Jul.
