held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, well beaten final furlong
made most, quickened over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, eased towards finish
held up in touch, effort over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner
held up rear of mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner
prominent, ridden over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on
held up in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final 100 yards, never dangerous
held up in mid-division, driven and no impression over 1f out
mid-division, took keen hold, closed over 4f out, driven over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
led early, steadied into mid-division over 6f out, headway over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up in rear, some headway on outside over 1f out, never dangerous
Plenty with claims in this but MOONSPIRIT went close at Wolverhampton with Valkyrian behind and the latter went on to score at Leicester. Tango Tonight drops down in class with a shout back on the all-weather while Labiqa won at Lingfield on her first start over today’s trip. Distinguished Lady and the less exposed Dreamrocker are not out of this either.
Tango Tonight 5-2fav (9-10) Raced keenly in 3rd, plugged on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 5 1/2l behind Classic Times (9-4) at Sandown 1m hcp fll (4) sft in Sep.
Moonspirit 5-2fav (9-6) Prominent early, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, led well inside final furlong, headed close home, 3rd of 10, nk behind Yeoman (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Valkyrian (IRE) 13-2 (10-3) Went right start, soon led and keen, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards, 6th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Moogie (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp fll (5) pol in Oct.
Victoria Grove 66-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon well behind, last of 10, 15 1/4l behind Marinara (9-6) at Sandown 1m 1f hcp fll (4) gd in Aug.
Distinguished Lady (FR) 9-2 (9-10) Prominent, outpaced and dropped towards read 2f out, rallied and stayed on strongly to take fourth inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Okami (9-8) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Dreamrocker (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along and led 2f out, ridden and hung right 1f out, kept on well, won at Salisbury 7f stks (5) gd in Aug beating Full Regalia (8-13) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Exigency 5-1 (9-12) Handy, pushed along over 2f out, plugged on same pace, 6th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Valkyrian (9-11) at Leicester 1m hcp fll (5) gs in Sep.
Ardbraccan (IRE) 8-1 (10-2) Soon led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Light Up Our Stars (10-0) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Glory Sky (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Off the pace towards rear, kept on final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Labiqa (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Oct.
Labiqa (IRE) 17-2 (9-0) Held up in mid-division on inside, headway 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, won at Lingfield 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Oct beating Lunarscape (9-10) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Fitz Perfectly (FR) 11-2 (9-4) Led, headed and tracked leaders after 3 furlongs, ridden over 2f out, ran on same pace, 6th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Lady Wormsley (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Sep.
