went right start, chased leader, led narrowly inside final furlong, ran on
wore hood to post, went sharply right start, soon led, clear going easily over 2f out, reduced lead and ridden over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, kept on, always held
hampered start, held up in 4th, pushed along on inside halfway, ridden and beaten over 2f out
went left and bumped start, chased leaders on outside, pushed along over 2f out, effort on outside hung left and carried head high over 1f out, kept on reluctantly towards finish
A Group 2 winner at York last season, SHINE SO BRIGHT hasn’t progressed as expected this year but still comes out best on today’s terms. He placed in a Group 3 sprint at Newbury in July and a similar effort can see Andrew Balding’s grey come out best on his all-weather debut. Raucous is capable at this level on his day having landed a Listed race at Newmarket last year and is preferred to the three-year-old The Perfect Crown, who drops down to 6f for the first time. Bella Fever has plenty to find in this company.
Raucous 11-2 (9-12) Chased leader, asked for an effort 2f out, in contention 1f out, kept on gamely to take second, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Desert Safari (8-9) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Shine So Bright 25-1 (9-4) Led stand side group, overall leader when groups merged 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 6 3/4l behind Wichita (9-0) at Doncaster 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Bella Fever (URU) 22-1 (9-3) Keen tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 14 3/4l behind Arigato (8-4) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
The Perfect Crown (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Prominent, led early until headed after 2f, 2nd halfway, led again over 2f out, headed and no impression over 1f out, no extra, 9th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Bounce The Blues (9-1) at Naas 7f lst stks (1) sft in Aug.
Premier Power 1-5fav (9-9) Soon led, pushed along over 1f out, clear and in full command entering final furlong, eased down close home, won snugly, won at Lingfield 6f stks (5) pol in Aug beating Recall The Show (9-2) by 3 3/4l, 9 ran.