charged gate and slowly away, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
led, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt, soon chased leader, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Diminutive has been placed several times over this course and distance, including behind Bapak Bangsawan just over a year ago, but a strike-rate of 1-35 says it all. The three-year-olds Lady Mcguffy and Majestic Girl look nothing special while Our Lord seems best on turning tracks like Brighton and Bath. CHAMPAGNE BOB has been knocking on the door in better races than this so gets the vote, though would probably need plenty of rain to be effective over this trip.
Champagne Bob 9-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Chetan (9-4) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Lady Mcguffy (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Curious Fox (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Bapak Bangsawan 14-1 (9-5) Prominent far side, lost place over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 11l behind Satchville Flyer (9-9) at Ffos Las 5f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Majestic Girl (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) With leaders, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 17 1/4l behind Himalayan Queen (9-5) at Yarmouth 6f mdn hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Diminutive (IRE) 7-1 (8-6) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression with winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Satchville Flyer (9-9) at Ffos Las 5f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Portrush Storm 66-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Mambo Spirit (9-6) at Bath 5f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Our Lord 7-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Beau Mistral (9-2) at Brighton 5f hcp (6) gd in Aug.