keen mid-division, ridden and no impression over 2f out, eased final furlong
in touch, chased leader over 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, led approaching 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on one pace
led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, driven and rallied inside final furlong
held up, ridden and kept on final furlong, never near leaders
tracked leaders, lost place halfway
slowly into stride, in touch, ridden over 3f out, led approaching 2f out, driven clear final furlong
keen, always in rear
fly jumped start, took keen hold, held up, lost place over 4f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
steadied start, keen in rear, ridden and kept on final furlong, never near leaders
Nonrunner
This won't take much winning and LUCKY DIVA should be good enough. She scored over today's trip at Warwick in July and scored over a longer distance at this track on her latest start. Bill Turner's filly is only 3lb higher today and is preferred to Bahkov, who posted a better effort at Salisbury last time and is dropped in class here. Ishimart has a bit to find with the selection on latest running, while Red Current was still beaten 10 lengths when third at Chepstow last time and it's hard to make a case for any of the remainder.
The Bay Bandit 7-2fav (9-1) Led, headed 7f out, tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 10l behind Pie Poudre (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Lucky Diva 7-1 (8-4) Held up last but in touch, headway on inside halfway, went 3rd 6f out, got through on inside 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, won at Bath 2m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) fm beating Viviani (9-7) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Bahkov (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, driven along 3f out, no impression over 1f out, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind May Contain Nuts (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Ishismart 11-2 (8-6) Prominent, took keen hold, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 10l behind Lucky Diva (8-6) at Warwick 1m 5f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul.
Dot's Delight 11-1 (9-0) Held up in last pair, ridden and struggling over 4f out, 6th of 8, 19l behind Three White Socks (8-5) at Southwell 2m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in May.
Court Princess 12-1 (9-0) Mid-division, under pressure well over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 10l behind Blazing Buck (9-7) at Chepstow 2m hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Jul.
Red Current 25-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 11l behind Soundbyte (9-8) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Lily Eva 33-1 (8-3) Pressed leader, ridden and lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 17l behind Exopuntia (8-11) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
Swords 33-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, under pressure over 5f out, never dangerous, 10th of 13, well behind Ivanov (9-9) at Southwell 2m am hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Unbeatable 80-1 (8-5) Tracked leader for 2f, weakened over 3f out, last of 5, 19l behind Qahriman (9-3) at Ffos Las 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf.
Dixie Land Band 100-1 (8-3) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place, 14th of 16, 38l behind Gower Rules (8-10) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul.
Milton Hill 40-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, mid-division halfway, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 12, 12l behind Soundbyte (9-8) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
