chased leader, pushed along halfway, ridden and under pressure 2f out, weakened 1f out
mid-division, driven and headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, no chance with winner
raced keenly in touch, ridden along well over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
behind, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, never dangerous
towards rear, ridden and no headway over 3f out, aesed final 2f
mid-division, effort on outside 2f out, ridden and weakened entering final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to lead well over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on well, comfortably
dwelt and soon behind, ridden and no headway over 3f out, eased final furlong
towards rear, ridden along 3f out, soon weakened, never on terms
led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Blue Mantle had shown little before landing a Musselburgh handicap (Prince Dimitri beaten a length and now 6lb better) and followed up in a minor event at Hamilton next time. There may be further improvement to come from the lightly raced filly while Versailles will appreciate the step up in trip having struggled in maidens over shorter and is potentially well treated for his handicap bow.