made all, ridden over 2f out, soon pressed, held on close home
held up mid-division, headway before 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
close up, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on and held close home
in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish
held up behind, headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra towards finish
An open renewal with the progressive MELODIC MOTION making most appeal. She’d notched up a hat-trick of handicap wins before going close in the Group 3 Lillie Langtry over today’s trip at Goodwood when separating today’s rivals Dubka and Natural Scenery. The latter pair have subsequently ran in the Ebor at York with the Godolphin filly finishing third and Dubka disappointing. Wild Irish Rose and Harlequeen have plenty to find with the selection while Sweet Selection is better over further and the latter comment may also apply to Alyssa judged on her third in the Esher over 2m at Sandown. The unexposed Aljezeera has a bit to find on these terms but Luca Cumani won this with a similar type in 2014 while Detailed has won a couple of handicaps in Ireland recently.
Alyssa 8-1 (8-9) Led set decent pace and clear with rival, came back to field 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd final 75 yards, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Nearly Caught (9-0) at Sandown 2m lst stks (1) gf in Jul.
Dubka 12-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place when not much room over 1f out, soon weakened, 11th of 19, 7 1/2l behind Nakeeta (9-5) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Groovejet 14-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, headway 4f out, every chance over 2f out, one paced final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Fire Jet (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp fll (3) gd in Aug.
Harlequeen 25-1 (9-10) Keen tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, staying on one pace when edged left inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2l behind My Reward (9-5) at Chester 1m 5f hcp lst stks (1) gd in Sep.
Natural Scenery 14-1 (9-7) Mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, driven and one pace inside final 2f, headway under pressure inside final furlong, stayed on to chase front pair final 50 yards, no impression, 3rd of 19, 2 1/4l behind Nakeeta (9-5) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Sweet Selection 33-1 (9-4) Towards rear, driven along and struggling 5f out, never a factor, 9th of 14, 14 1/2l behind Stradivarius (8-8) at Goodwood 2m Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Aljezeera 6-1 (8-12) In touch, lost place over 5f out, soon in rear, still last over 1f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3 1/4l behind Fleur Forsyte (8-12) at York 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) gs in Aug.
Detailed (IRE) 7-4fav (9-8) Held up, 5th halfway, improved into 3rd 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon disputed, led final 100 yards, kept on well, won at Roscommon 1m 2f hcp fll hvy in Sep beating Secret Existence (9-9) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Melodic Motion (IRE) 11-2 (8-9) Took keen hold, tracked leaders on outside, 2nd over 1f out, every chance throughout final furlong, no extra in 3rd close home, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Endless Time (9-6) at Goodwood 1m 6f Grp 3 fll stks (1) sft in Aug.
Wild Irish Rose (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Raced towards rear in 8th, progress on outer over 3f out and pushed along from 2f out, 4th 1f out and kept on without threatening into 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Eziyra (8-12) at Cork 1m 4f Grp 3 fll stks (1) sft in Aug.
