slowly into stride, in rear, progress 7f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader after 2f, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong
mid-division, progress 7f out, led 4f out, driven out
always in rear, eased 2f out
never better than mid-division
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out
never better than mid-division
raced in last place, ridden and headway to chase leaders over 3f out, driven and stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, not pace to challenged
mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, chased winner 1f out, kept on one pace
in rear, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, lost place 6f out, behind over 3f out, eased final 2f
led, ridden and headed 4f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out
Nonrunner
Gamesters Lady has won her last four races across codes but looks opposable here; we'll instead side with STANLEY RIGBY at a price, although Peintre d'Argent and Galiotto must also be considered. Our pick remains a maiden after seven starts but the key to his chance today looks to be the fact he steps markedly up in trip, having shaped with promise over shorter last time. He races off the same mark as when beaten a short-head at Kempton earlier this year and deserves a chance to show he can translate that back to turf now in handicap company. Gamesters Lady has been in fine form of late and Jim Best's mare looks likely to be sent off favourite. She's still well handicapped on old form but hasn't yet shown that she can win on ground with firm in the description and for that reason we'll take her on at a potentially short price. Peintre d'Argent ran well enough off this mark last time to merit attention, particularly as the winner got first run that day. Her sole success came on the Polytrack but she'd shown some promise on turf before that and this mark doesn't look likely to prevent her from adding to that win at some stage. Galiotto is a stablemate of our pick and it'll be interesting to see how the pair go in the market, especially as they have very similar profiles. Turner's Touch represents a top trainer but hasn't yet gone well here at Brighton whilst Barbirolli may need further so we'll return to Stanley Rigby.
Minder 20-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 14, 15l behind Drizzi (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Gamesters Lady 5-1 (9-0) Tracked clear leader, led approaching 4f out, clear from over 3f out, eased towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Feb beating Red Wine (9-1) by 5l, 10 ran.
Peintre d'Argent (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Close up, headway to 2nd well over 2f out, outpaced into 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 4 1/2l behind On Terms (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Galiotto (IRE) 9-1 (8-6) Raced keenly, soon pressing leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, lost 2nd last strides, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Cape Marien (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct.
Achromatic 12-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 5l behind Karky Schultz (9-6) at Folkestone 1m 4f app hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Harlequinn Danseur (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off, 11th of 13, well behind Bold Adventure (9-8) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Dulce Domum 5-1fav (8-5) Awkward from stalls and slowly into stride, held up mid-division, pushed along 9f out, weakened over 3f out, 8th of 11, 46l behind Mountain Forest (8-2) at Southwell 2m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Mar.
Turner's Touch 7-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear on outer, headway over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 12, hd behind Lytham (10-4) at Kempton 1m 3f app hcp (0-50) (7) pol in Feb.
Barbirolli 8-1 (8-7) Mid-division, lost place 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on towards finish, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Karky Schultz (9-6) at Folkestone 1m 4f app hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Stanley Rigby 9-1 (8-13) In rear, ridden over 3f out, wide and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Duneen Dream (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Mar.
Dazzling Begum 10-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, slightly lost place over 4f out, never dangerous after, 8th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Peintre D'argent (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Hopefull Blue (IRE) 150-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden 3f out, never a factor, 8th of 12, 26l behind Vulcanite (8-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Six of Clubs 20-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 3l behind Karky Schultz (9-6) at Folkestone 1m 4f app hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Comrade Cotton 14-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, made some late headway, never in contention, 7th of 13, 10l behind On Terms (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
