behind, outpaced over 4f out, no impression
with winner, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, always held
dwelt, behind, ridden halfway, kept on from over 1f out, never on terms
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
made all, set strong pace, ridden 2f out, edged left and stayed on well inside final furlong, ridden out
behind and ran wide on first bend, not recover
slowly into stride, in touch, stayed on well final furlong
with leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
Local trainer Mark Brisbourne fires four arrows at the target here of which none make a great deal of appeal, so we will plump for Lady Salama ahead of Citizenship. Drawn in stall five, the selection has been given a better berth than most of her obvious rivals. She has experience of the track having run a fair third here last time and it can stand her in good stead today. Lucky Dan is not well-named given his hard luck story on debut. He was running a fine race and looked sure to be involved in the finish until he clipped heels late on and got rid of his jockey; he should be fine with the extra furlong but hasn¿t encountered a bend yet. Proclaim is well-drawn and must rate a danger for his in-form stable, whilst Shifting Gold and Citizenship have both lucked out with very wide draws. Flintock seemed to regress from first to second outings, and so we will return to Lady Salama as the selection.
Citizenship 22-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden halfway, never on terms, 8th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Soul City (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (2) sft in Jul.
Flintlock (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Tracked leader to 2f out, wandered right under pressure, soon one pace and lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 10, 11l behind Zacinto (9-3) at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Kristopher James (IRE) Spartacus gelding out of a lightly-raced mare.
Lucky Dan (IRE) 12-1 (8-3) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along and prominent, staying on in 2nd when badly hampered near finish and unseated rider in race won by Calley Ho (8-10) at Hamilton 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) gf in Jun, 11 ran.
Proclaim 5-1 (9-3) Behind, driven and outpaced 3f out, kept on final 2f, never near leaders, 6th of 10, 7l behind Aldermoor (9-3) at Catterick 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Redolini 66-1 (9-3) Chased leaders to halfway, last of 12, 38l behind Awinnersgame (9-3) at Haydock 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in May.
Shifting Gold (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden halfway, never troubled leaders, 6th of 11, 16l behind Playfellow (9-3) at Haydock 6f 2yo mdn (5) hvy in Jul.
Talsarnau (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden halfway, soon behind, 11th of 12, 31l behind Motor Home (9-3) at Thirsk 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) frm in Jun.
Game Roseanna 50-1 (8-6) Slowly away, behind and outpaced, 8th of 10, 16l behind Isabella Grey (8-10) at Haydock 6f nov fll stk (4) gd in Jul.
Lady Salama 9-2 (8-9) Raced keenly, led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Cornish Rose (7-12) at Chester 7f 2yo fll mdn aut (5) gd in Jun.
Ipdipdoo (IRE) Beckett filly, half-sister to 1m4f winner Tejo.
Welsh Passion Marju filly out of 1m3f winner Focosa.
Our Apolonia (IRE) 28-1 (7-13) Started slowly, outpaced and last throughout, last of 5, 16l behind Cornish Rose (7-12) at Chester 7f 2yo fll mdn aut (5) gd in Jun.
