raced far side, slowly into stride, soon prominent, weakened rapidly over 2f out, eased final furlong
raced far side, behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
raced far side, held up and behind, effort and hung left and then right inside final 2f, weakened
pressed stands side leader to over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased stands side leaders, driven along 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
raced far side, awkward leaving stalls, soon chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f
raced far side, slowly into stride, behind, pushed along and headway from halfway, led group over 2f out, driven clear final furlong
led stands side group to over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased stands side leaders, led group over 1f out and clear, took 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner
Unlike the first race, the better horses would appear to be drawn on the stands side, with Bee Seventeen fancied to find the change of fortune that has proved elusive in her four previous starts. It's Basil is an interesting newcomer, while old rivals Paulas Jazz and Scroll are fancied to provide the stiffest challenges out of the rest. Scroll is weighted to get closer to Paulas Jazz on this occasion after finishing four-and-a-quarter lengths adrift of Mick Quinlan's charge when they met at Lingfield earlier in the month. It will be no surprise to see the in-form Eddie Ahern make more use of the son of Mark Of Esteem and a bold bid can be expected. However, Paulas Jazz is also entitled to have come on from that run and it will be noteworthy to see how they fare against each other today. It's Basil is related to several winners and is one of the more expensive purchases in the line up. Nevertheless, he is unlikely to be a stable star on pedigree and may just need this to find out what the game is all about. Therefore, we switch our attention to Bee Seventeen, who has a good attitude to racing. The daughter of Chester House ran a blinder when she finished second at Epsom on her penultimate start and, with her ability to stay balanced on an undulating track proven, Bee Seventeen has the edge on her rivals today.
It's Basil Foxhound colt, half-brother to 7f winner Betty Stogs.
Summer Lodge 25-1 (9-0) Dwelt towards rear, never dangerous, 12th of 16, 15l behind Final Verse (9-0) at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Paulas Jazz (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway to chase clear leaders over 1f out, no chance with leading pair final furlong, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Zilcash (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn aut (6) pol.
Scroll 7-1 (8-11) Raced wide towards rear, stayed on from over 1f out, never near leaders, 5th of 12, 10l behind Zilcash (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn aut (6) pol.
Floating Banker Zieten colt, half-brother to 7f winner Tsarbuck.
Postage Stampe Singspiel filly, half-sister to several winners and out of a winning mare.
Bee Seventeen (USA) 8-1 (8-11) Mid-divison on outer, ridden halfway, soon weakened, 8th of 13, 10l behind Macvel (9-0) at Windsor 6f 2yo fll hcp (5) gf.
Neardown Beauty (IRE) 16-1 (8-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression until ran on inside final furlong, 8th of 15, 5l behind Renderoc (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) gf.
