held up and behind, never dangerous
raced wide, held up tracking leaders, closer 10f out, led 3f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
raced keenly, tracked leaders, headway towards outside chasing leaders over 2f out, every chance 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, good headway on wide outside chasing leaders over 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner
led until over 3f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly in mid-division, headway towards inside over 2f out, plugged on
raced keenly tracking leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened soon after
held up in last pair, good headway in centre chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on strongly
chased leader, chased new leader 3f out until 2f out, weakened final furlong
Diamond Hill is 3-3 on the Flat and has also won a bumper and a hurdle. She is a rare runner here for Willie Mullins and holds Bongiorno on Galway running but does have a small penalty to carry. SAPA INCA couldn’t get past Hereby over this trip at Ascot 12 days ago but that continued an upwards trend and Mark Johnston’s filly can go one better here. Grace And Danger won on soft going last year and has placed in small fields the last twice but is possibly flattered by her rating. Dance Legend may prove the pick of the remainder.
Diamond Hill (IRE) 5-2fav (9-7) A little slow into stride and slightly impeded, towards rear, headway and effort on outer before straight, on terms final furlong, stayed on well to lead near line, won at Galway 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) sft in Sep beating Camphor (9-0) by nk, 10 ran.
Bongiorno (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Pushed along briefly early, soon close up in 2nd, on terms before halfway, pushed along under 3f out, headed over 2f out, no extra and one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Diamond Hill (9-7) at Galway 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) sft in Sep.
Claire Underwood (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Led until over 3f out, soon rallied, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Alright Sunshine (9-13) at Ayr 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Dance Legend (8-13) 6th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Just Sherry (8-13) at Craon 1m 4f lst stks (1) gd in Sep.
Hulcote 12-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, some late headway, never dangerous, 5th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Bayshore Freeway (9-0) at Pontefract 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) gd in Jun.
Lorelina 10-1 (9-9) Held up, outpaced 4f out, rallied over 1f out, no chance with winner over 1f out, plugged on into 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 21 1/2l behind Monica Sheriff (8-10) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp fll (2) hvy in Sep.
Grace And Danger (IRE) 8-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, driven and unable to go with front pair over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on towards finish, always held, 3rd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Sextant (9-3) at Chester 1m 4f lst stks (1) gd in Sep.
Noble Music (GER) 10-3 (8-11) Pushed along leaving stalls, towards rear, headway over 3f out, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched left, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Alignak (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f stks (4) pol in Sep.
Sapa Inca (IRE) 9-1 (8-10) In touch, headway 2f out, soon pressed winner, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, kept on one pace towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Hereby (8-10) at Ascot 1m 6f lst stks (1) sft in Oct.
Vindolanda 4-1jfav (9-6) Chased leaders, led over 2f out, kept on well under pressure, won at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Sep beating Duke Of Alba (9-3) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
