steady start, always behind
mid-division, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led to over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, hampered after 1f, ridden and headway over 2f out, bumped over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, slightly hampered after 1f, ridden and headway over 1f out, switched left just inside final furlong, ran on nearest finish
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, not much room and switched right over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden when bumped over 1f out, hung left and weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, broke leg and pulled up after 1f
with leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
with leaders, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, bumped over 1f out, soon weakened
behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
Nonrunner
For the selection, we will side with Sapphire Dream, with her main dangers reckoned to be Throw The Dice, Katie Boo, Guildenstern, Cesar Manrique and Sentiero Rosso. First of all, we were thinking along the lines of supporting Sentiero Rosso, who ran a promising race on his seasonal return, his first since a gelding operation. First-time blinkers and the booking of Kieren Fallon gave further strength to the view and we might yet rue opposing him However, if you take literal formlines using Coleorton Dancer, then you can build a good case for Sapphire Dream beating him. We shall see. Throw The Dice is lightly-raced and appears open to improvement, while Katie Boo is reasonably weighted and has run well here in the past. Taking the view that a wide draw is disadvantageous here, then it is hard to fancy Premier Fantasy, Briannsta, Alpaga le Jomage - who seemed to improve in a first time eyeshield last time, although he did miss the break - and Peters Delite, who is also three pounds out of the weights. However, two that are drawn wide that we do like are the Barry Hills-trained Cesar Manrique, the form of whose seasonal return has worked out well, and Guildenstern, who is likeable and progressive and has overcome a wide draw in winning this season. They can both run well but, for the winner, we will stay with Sapphire Dream.
Premier Fantasy 4-1 Dwelt, soon chasing leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Haydock 5f 2yo mdn (D3) gd in Sept beating Juantorena by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Throw The Dice 11-2 Held up and keen, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 3l behind Tagula Sunrise at Haydock 6f 2yo hcp (C1) hvy in Sept.
Emerald Lodge 8-1 Led far side, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 16, 9l behind Westbrook Blue at Thirsk 5f 3yo hcp sft in Apr.
Alpaga Le Jomage (IRE) 14-1 Dwelt, soon in touch stands' side, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Westbrook Blue at Thirsk 5f 3yo hcp sft in Apr.
Briannsta (IRE) 15-2 Behind far side, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, 9th of 19, 6l behind Tesary at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp hvy in Apr.
Drum Dance (IRE) 14-1 In touch, chased leader of 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final fulong to lead post, won at Thirsk 6f mdn aut stk sft in Apr beating Patternmaker by a shd, 15 ran.
Alexia Rose (IRE) 20-1 Led, headed over 4f out, effort when hampered over 2f out, not recover, last of 9, 35l behind Coleorton Dancer at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp sft in Apr.
Sentiero Rosso (USA) 7-1 Held up, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 5l behind Coleorton Dancer at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp sft in Apr.
Cesar Manrique (IRE) 33-1 Behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Nota Bene at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp gf in Apr.
Turnaround (GER) 14-1 Dwelt, held up stands' side, pushed along halfway, some late headway, never near to challenge, 8th of 16, 5l behind Westbrook Blue at Thirsk 5f 3yo hcp sft in Apr.
Sapphire Dream 9-1 Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, hampered soon after, not recover, 11th of 21, 5l behind Tagula Sunrise at Doncaster 6f 2yo aut (B1) gf in Sept.
Cutlass Gaudy 25-1 Switched to race stands' side, chased leader, outpaced over 1f out, soon weakened, 14th of 18, 17l behind Foreign Edition at Doncaster 6f 3yo mdn gd in Apr.
Talcen Gwyn (IRE) 40-1 Held up, hampered and stumbled over 3f out, soon behind, 11th of 12, 13l behind Pulse at Warwick 5f hcp gs in Apr.
Peters Delite 12-1 In touch, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Stage School at Catterick 7f 3yo mdn sft in Apr.
Katie Boo (IRE) 7-1 Towards rear stands' side, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 6th of 16, 5l behind Westbrook Blue at Thirsk 5f 3yo hcp sft in Apr.
Guildenstern (IRE) 9-2jt-fav Raced keenly, tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and kept on well final furlong, won at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp pol in Apr beating Rosapenna by 1/2l, 12 ran.
