chased leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, soon hung left, no impression
slowly into stride, behind, driven along 4f out, no impression from over 1f out
chased leaders, driven 4f out, weakened well over 1f out
led for 1f, chased leaders, one pace from over 1f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway 2f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, headway on outer over 1f out, one pace
led after 1f, shaken up over 1f out, kept on well
chased leaders, lost place over 1f out
This is an interesting finale in which most of the leading lights are drawn high, and with this in mind we will side with Wells of Badr to get the better of Red Blooded Woman and Lady Johanna. Although the selection does not have an ideal draw, he should be able to get a decent pitch as those drawn on the inside don't look the quickest. This step-up in trip should suit this 3-year-old filly from the Peter Chapple-Hyam yard and back in this grade she should take all the beating. Red Blooded Woman has only had one run but she shaped with plenty of promise on her debut and as she ran quite green that day she should come on plenty for the experience. Lady Johanna is another who has shown promise on her two runs but she will need to find a bit of improvement if she is to trouble the judge tonight. Slip Star looks the best of those with a low draw, but Wells of Badr has shown enough to suggest she is up to winning this.
Briery Blaze 33-1 (8-12) Led, headed 2f out, weakened, 7th of 9, 9l behind Copper King (9-5) at Carlisle 7f clm (6) gf in Jul.
Littlemissdynamite 50-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 21l behind Grand Art (9-3) at Yarmouth 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) gf in Jul.
Musical Chimes 40-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 17, 9l behind Gleaming Spirit (9-11) at Yarmouth 6f mdn hcp (6) gf.
Slip Star 10-1 (9-2) Prominent, ridden along halfway, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 10l behind Borodinsky (8-10) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-65 (6) frm.
Chicamia 100-1 (8-7) Towards rear, driven 2f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 13, 6l behind Apple Blossom (9-0) at Thirsk 7f mdn fll (4) gf.
Johnston's Glory (IRE) 66-1 (8-5) Held up, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 11l behind Pillar of Hercules (9-3) at Pontefract 1m mdn stk (5) gf.
Lady Johanna (USA) 28-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden over 3f out, one pace, 9th of 14, 9l behind Goodbye (8-12) at Thirsk 7f mdn stk (5) gd in Jul.
Little Red Roaster (USA) 33-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders on outer, 5th before halfway, weakened from 2f out, 21st of 25, 16l behind Haatef (9-3) at Curragh 6f 2yo mdn gd.
Red Blooded Woman (USA) 15-2 (9-0) Held up, outpaced 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Kaseema (9-0) at Yarmouth 6f 2yo mdn fll (4) gf in Sept.
Wells of Badr (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Raced on side, slowly into stride, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 8, 10l behind Nouveau (8-4) at Folkestone 6f 3yo app hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Mistblack 66-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, outpaced, 8th of 10, 19l behind Queen of Night (9-5) at Southwell 5f 3yo & 4yo sll (G) fbs in Jul '04.