raced wide towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
led 1f, prominent, led again 3f out, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide prominent, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace
in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach winner
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out
prominent, led approaching 2f out, pushed clear entering final furlong, ran on
dwelt led after 1f, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened
in touch, effort over 1f out, kept on one pace
held up, ridden 2f out, never a factor
in rear, headway to track leaders over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Soft going can be a real leveller but a few of these look to be swimming a little out of their depth. BRANDYBEND (NAP) has only won a maiden so far but is probably the one beat on her latest third in this grade at Newmarket, where she had to be switched inside the final furlong but was still only beaten a length-and-a-half. She has nothing to fear from Blue Waltz on that run. Polar Eyes will love the ground and ran well in a Listed race at Saint-Cloud after winning a handicap at Haydock. Volunteer Point beat Imshivalla over a mile at Newmarket but the extra yardage here is a step into the unknown. Lahayeb has a good strike rate but needs to improve again to figure in a race like this and similar comments apply to Bella Nouf while Empress Ali has had a busy end to the campaign. Pandora has been highly tried since winning her maiden here in the spring but looks held by the selection on Ascot running in June.
Blue Waltz 7-1 (9-3) Held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, close up over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Chain Of Daisies (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) gs in Oct.
Empress Ali (IRE) 4-1fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to chase winner final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Maraakib (9-1) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Imshivalla (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and slightly outpaced over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Volunteer Point (8-11) at Newmarket 1m hcp fll (2) gs in Oct.
Latenightrequest 12-1 (9-12) Held up in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, never a threat, 4th of 13, 3l behind Card High (9-0) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Lily Rules (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Always towards rear, never on terms, last of 9, 22 1/2l behind Polar Eyes (8-13) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp fll (3) sft in Sep.
Polar Eyes (8-11) 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Alzubra (8-11) at Saint-Cloud 1m 2f lst stks gs in Oct.
Princess Loulou (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 10 1/4l behind Beautiful Romance (8-2) at Windsor 1m 4f lst stks (1) gs in Aug.
Bella Nouf 13-2 (9-3) Mostly tracked leader, led inside final 3f, clear when shaken up inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, won at Newbury 1m 2f hcp fll (4) gs in Oct beating Eager Beaver (8-12) by 3 1/4l, 9 ran.
Brandybend (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, went 3rd entering final furlong, switched right and kept on, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Chain Of Daisies (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) gs in Oct.
Lahayeb 7-2fav (8-13) Mid-division on outside, good headway on outside to lead and edged left 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, eased towards finish, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in Oct beating Aleator (8-13) by 3l, 13 ran.
Up In Lights (IRE) 15-8fav (8-13) Close up, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, ran on, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Secret Art (9-5) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Volunteer Point (IRE) 11-2fav (8-11) In touch, headway to lead towards stand side over 1f out, ran on, won at Newmarket 1m hcp fll (2) gs in Oct beating Fruit Pastille (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Pandora (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, ridden and effort 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Gretchen (8-8) at Newmarket 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) gd in Aug.
