chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
took keen hold, slight lead in centre, headed approaching final furlong, rallied into 2nd post, not pace of winner
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden to slight lead approaching final furlong, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, stayed on same pace after
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after
pulled hard early, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, quickened up well to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, easily
held up, headway to chase leaders halfway, pushed along and every chance over 1f out, not pace of winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd post
prominent near side, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Three-year-olds have won 10 of the last 11 renewals so it's probably safe to put a line through older mares Boastful and Switcher while Irish raider Bethany Bay looks to have a mountain to climb at the weights. Nargys appears to be going backwards but Annecdote goes from strength-to-strength, beating WINNING EXPRESS, The Gold Cheongsam and Nargys in this grade at Goodwood last month. Ed McMahon's filly enjoys a 3lb turnaround in the weights with Jonny Portman's charge, however, and that should be enough to take revenge for her three-quarters-of-a-length defeat at the Sussex track. She gets the nod though Maureen has her sights lowered and will be a danger, despite a penalty. She makes much more appeal than stablemate Zurigha and Ghasabah.
Boastful (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Chased leaders on stands rail, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 20th of 26, 13l behind Captain Ramius (9-0) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) hvy in Sep '12.
Switcher (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no extra in clear 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Sirius Prospect (9-0) at York 7f Listed stks 3yo (1) sft in Aug.
Annecdote 14-1 (8-10) Went right start, held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Goodwood 7f flls Group 3 stks (1) gd in Aug beating Winning Express (8-10) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Maureen (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) 7th of 12, 4l behind Elusive Kate (9-2) at Deauville(FR) 1m Grp 1 sft in Jul.
Bethany Bay (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Disputed lead, led 3f out, soon ridden, strongly pressed 1 1/2f out, headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 16, 3/4l behind Eastern Rules (9-10) at Curragh 7f hcp 50-85 gf in Jun.
Nargys (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Raced wide towards rear, never a factor, 9th of 12, 16l behind Artistic Jewel (9-4) at Pontefract 6f fll lst stks (1) gf in Aug.
Winning Express (IRE) 2-1fav (8-10) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on well, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Annecdote (8-10) at Goodwood 7f flls Group 3 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Zurigha (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Raced far side, always towards rear, 24th of 26, well behind Annecdote (8-7) at Royal Ascot 1m 3yo Listed hcp (1) gf in Jun.
Ghasabah 4-1fav (8-9) Half reared start, soon in mid-division on inside, not clear run on rail from well over 1f out until inside final furlong, ran on strongly and finished well to 3rd close home, 3rd of 15, 3/4l behind Dutch Rose (9-7) at York 7f fll hcp (2) gf in Aug.
The Gold Cheongsam (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 2l behind Annecdote (8-10) at Goodwood 7f flls Group 3 stks (1) gd in Aug.
