took keen hold early, held up behind leaders, headway to lead 1f out, ridden and ran on well
chased leaders on outer, led 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
dwelt, took keen hold, held up tracking leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, hung left and weakening when not much room briefly over 1f out
held up in rear, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, finished well, never nearer
led on stands side rail, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
steadied start, held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish, always held
chased leader, pushed along halfway, every chance 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
Angel's Pursuit is rated better than his run at Kempton on Saturday, however a more progressive rival is BOND FASTRAC and Geoff Oldroyd's colt gets the nod. A ready winner at Redcar in July, the selection then stepped up on that effort with a short-head second to Yurituni at York. Underestimated so far in the betting, the feeling is that he is up to this class of racing and a big run is expected. Angel's Pursuit is out again quickly after a flop at the weekend but his rating of 101 flatters him enormously. Stablemate Footstepsofspring wins awards for his consistency but the likelihood is that he will find one too good once again, Colonel Mak is a nice sprinter who rates better than a Ripon run last time out where he looked all at sea with the undulations, whilst Loveinthesand has been given a break since his York run and it would be foolish to dismiss him too readily with improvement expected. Roodle's run behind Lady Of The Desert in an Ascot Group Three has been franked and she shouldn't mind the return to six furlongs, whilst Transvaal Sky did it so readily at Lingfield last time out that one suspects she may be hard to beat if improving once again. Not an easy race to dissect, but it is Bond Fastrac who may prove to be good value.
Angel's Pursuit (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Keen, held up towards rear, ridden and wandered about under pressure over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 7l behind Love Lockdown (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo Grp 3 (1) pol.
Bond Fastrac 12-1 (9-4) Always prominent, led over 1f out, hard ridden and edged left inside final furlong, soon headed, no extra, 2nd of 17, shd behind Yurituni (8-0) at York 6f 2yo hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Footstepsofspring (FR) 4-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, challenged 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Zaahy (8-12) at Lingfield 7f 2yo nov stks (5) pol.
Bilash 16-1 (9-3) Held up, headway over 1f out, soon ridden to challenge, nearest finish, 5th of 9, 6l behind Astrophysical Jet (8-12) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Aug.
Colonel Mak 15-8 (9-0) With winner, driven and outpaced 2f out, lost place over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 6, 6l behind Exotic Beauty (9-0) at Ripon 6f 2yo stk (3) gf in Aug.
Loveinthesand (IRE) 2-1fav (9-3) Led early, pressed leader, edged right 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6l behind Rodrigo De Torres (9-3) at York 6f 2yo mdn aut (4) gd in Jul.
Roodle 18-1 (8-12) Held up, headway over 2f out, soon one pace, 5th of 13, 5l behind Sand Vixen (8-12) at Newbury 5f 2yo lst fll (1) gf in Aug.
Transvaal Sky 11-4 (9-0) Made all, drew clear from over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Aug beating Amtaar (9-0) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
High Spice (USA) 8-1 (8-10) Chased leader, led narrowly 2f out, headed and outpaced final 100 yards, 4th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Singeur (8-12) at Musselburgh 5f 2yo stks (3) gf in Aug.
