chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, hung left and led inside final furlong, ran on well
went right and stumbled start, always well behind, tailed off
held up in mid-division on inside, headway 3f out, soon eased out right, led well over 1f out, soon edged left, headed inside final furlong, soon hampered, lost 2nd last strides
mid-division, headway over 1f out, never troubled leaders
in rear, headway approaching final furlong, never near leaders
led, headed 4f out, stayed pressing leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
with leaders, weakened over 2f out, tailed off
chased leaders over 3f
towards rear, headway 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, took 2nd last strides, no chance with winner
slowly into stride, held up in rear, not clear run on inside well over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, switched right over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
with leader, led 4f out, headed over 1f out, soon beaten
towards rear, hung left 3f out, never dangerous
Majestic Lady ran a promising race on her debut on soft ground at Sandown and the Barry Hills-trained filly has to be of interest if handling the faster ground today but BRIEF ENCOUNTER sets a decent standard and gets the vote with Barnezet rated the pick of the remainder. The selection has been placed in both starts so far, latterly when a close second behind Especially Special at Great Leighs and a reproduction of the form he has shown so far may suffice for Andrew Balding's colt. There are a couple of interesting newcomers in the field including Ed Vaughan's Fulham Broadway and Pat Eddery's Private Passion but a bigger threat is likely to come from Barnezet. Richard Hannon's filly has shown respectable form in her outings so far and has to be respected but Brief Encounter has solid claims and is preferred.
Brief Encounter (IRE) 4-5fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, soon lost place, driven over 1f out, stayed inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Especially Special (8-12) at Great Leighs 5f 2yo mdn (4) pol.
Captain Carey Fraam gelding, closely related to winners from 6f to 1m4f.
Fulham Broadway (IRE) Exceed And Excel colt, half-brother to numerous winners from 6f-1m.
Pressing Matters (IRE) Oasis Dream colt out of 7f-1m3f winner Pasithea.
Private Passion (IRE) Captain Rio colt, half-brother to numerous winners from 6f-1m.
Barnezet (GR) 11-4 (9-0) Held up, in touch, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, not trouble leaders final furlong, 5th of 7, 5l behind Cut The Cackle (9-0) at Sandown 5f 2yo mdn fll (4) gd in Aug.
Boundless Applause 33-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 13l behind Bermondsey Bob (8-6) at Salisbury 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) gf in Aug.
Final Rhapsody 20-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, ridden and switched left over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 16, 11l behind Happy Forever (8-9) at Bath 5f 2yo mdn fll (5) gs in Aug.
La Verte Rue (USA) Johannesburg filly, half-sister to a multiple dirt sprint winner in USA.
Majestic Lady (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Behind, headway over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 2l behind Cumana Bay (8-12) at Sandown 5f 2yo mdn (4) sft.
Miskin Flyer Lend A Hand filly, half-sister to numerous winners over 1m-1m2f.
Morning Queen (IRE) Night Shift filly out of 5f-1m1f winner Woodland Glade.
Silky Way (GR) 25-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, some headway over 2f out, soon one pace, 5th of 11, 17l behind Qalahari (8-12) at Bath 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) frm in Jul.
Taste of Honey (IRE) Deportivo filly out of dual 6f winner Long Tall Sally.
Vamos (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 6l behind Especially Special (8-12) at Great Leighs 5f 2yo mdn (4) pol in Sept.
Satwa Street (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Piccolinda (8-12) at Great Leighs 6f 2yo mdn auc (4) pol.
Lady Mulligan 9-1 (8-12) Took keen hold, chased winner to halfway, weakened 2f out, 6th of 10, 14l behind Definightly (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) sft.
