tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, plugged on into poor 3rd close home
steadied start, held up last, going well enough 3f out, ridden and no response over 1f out
held up in 4th place, smooth headway on outside 3f out, hung left and led over 1f out, stayed on well
tracked leader who went clear 4f out, closer ridden to lead inside final 2f, headed and unable to quicken over 1f out
led, went clear 4f out, came back to the field 3f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, lost poor 3rd near finish
CAFE SYDNEY came good over 1m2f on fast ground at Lingfield last week on only her second outing for Tony Carroll. There looks plenty more to come over this extra distance judged on the ease of that victory and she can defy a penalty. Magic Shuffle’s earlier success at Bath came over a mile and he’s placed over 1m2f subsequently. He’s preferred to Little Tipple, who is another upped in trip after finishing a well beaten third in a seller at Leicester while Hidden Pearl and New Expo move in the opposite direction having struggled over 1m6f recently.
Magic Shuffle (IRE) 8-1 (10-2) Raced wide early, tracked leading pair, ridden 3f out, every chance over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Blue Medici (10-13) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Hidden Pearl 25-1 (9-1) Raced wide close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 21 1/2l behind Land Of Oz (8-6) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Cafe Sydney (IRE) 10-1 (8-7) In touch, headway 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Aug beating Shifting Gold (9-5) by 3 1/4l, 8 ran.
New Expo (IRE) 50-1 (8-7) Led, headed over 3f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 15 1/2l behind Spargrove (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Little Tipple 25-1 (8-4) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 11th of 13, 21 1/2l behind Creative Talent (9-7) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Aug.