hampered start, held up in rear, headway halfway, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge
went left start, behind, never dangerous
led 1f, rallied and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
slightly hampered start, in touch, headway halfway, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure
tracked leader, effort over 1f out, soon lost place
tracked leader, effort over 1f out, soon lost place
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
started very slowly, always detached in rear
held up, pulled hard, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge
tracked leader, effort over 1f out, soon lost place
held up in rear, late headway, never nearer
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, kept on
in touch, lost place well over 1f out
held up, headway over 1f out, faded final furlong
A Ruth Carr runner won this last year and Oriental Splendour arrives off the back of a victory at Beverley. But last year’s winning jockey, Jane Elliott, switches to B FIFTY TWO, who finished second in the race 12 months ago when carrying 10lb more. The 10-year-old is on a long losing run but has been running well enough to go one better. Classic Pursuit and Suitcase 'n' Taxi are others for the short-list along with Gorgeous General, who is 0-8 on Turf but ran well at Beverley after a break. Jessie Allan’s rider claims 5lb but Jim Goldie’s mare is poorly drawn.
Guardia Svizzera (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, driven over 3f out, well beaten over 1f out, 9th of 10, 11 1/4l behind Atalanta's Boy (9-7) at Doncaster 6f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Classic Pursuit 7-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never able to challenge, weakened and eased well inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Boudica Bay (9-3) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Suitcase 'n' Taxi 5-1 (9-10) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Monarch Maid (8-10) at Thirsk 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Gorgeous General 6-1 (9-5) Chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, kept on and chance inside final furlong, no extra final 100 yards, 4th of 16, 4 1/4l behind Ginger Jam (9-11) at Beverley 5f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Astrophysics 14-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase clear leader over 1f out, no extra and lost 2 places inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Johnny Cavagin (9-12) at Pontefract 5f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
B Fifty Two (IRE) 15-2 (9-9) Chased leaders on inside, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5l behind Someone Exciting (8-13) at Catterick 6f hcp (6) gs in Jul.
Moonlit Sands (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) In touch, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Ginger Jam (9-11) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Astraea 20-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 16 3/4l behind Little Miss Daisy (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Oriental Splendour (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Taken to post early, dwelt in touch, headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead close home, won at Beverley 5f hcp (6) gf in Jul beating Atyaaf (9-2) by ns, 14 ran.
Teepee Time 8-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 12 1/2l behind Aperitif (9-0) at Haydock 5f hcp fll (5) gs in Jul.
Jessie Allan (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) 2nd in pair towards far side but behind overall, good headway chasing leaders approaching final 2f, every chance well inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Forever A Lady (9-7) at Ayr 6f hcp (6) sft in Jul.
Star Cracker (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Forever A Lady (9-7) at Ayr 6f hcp (6) sft in Jul.
Whispering Soul (IRE) 66-1 (8-7) Led far side, headed 4f out, no impression final furlong, 12th of 14, 11 1/2l behind Optimickstickhill (8-7) at Ripon 5f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Red Forever 66-1 (9-10) Raced alone towards rear on near side rail, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 9th of 15, 3 3/4l behind Robot Boy (11-4) at Ayr 5f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
