raced on rail, prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
made virtually all, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on gamely
held up, headway tracking leaders 2f out, 2nd over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong
prominent, every chance 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd final furlong, dropped to 4th close home
prominent, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out, went modest 3rd close home
Dawaa started off in handicaps off a mark of 71 and absolutely sluiced in at Nottingham. Not surprisingly the assessor took a dim view and she's now on 85. Blossomtime completed a fast-ground double then was a bit unlucky at Newmarket. She didn't stay an extra furlong back there last month and if handling the going should get into contention. SIXTIES SUE has already had a dozen starts and won twice. She's mainly competed at a higher level than this and is a very good yardstick so gets the vote. Electra Voice looked to be going the right way before a poor run in a Newmarket nursery though she pulled much too hard while Addicted To Luck showed her preference for soft ground at Brighton last week where she gained a surprise victory in a nursery. Lady Nayef's best run came in heavy going so if the ground eases further she would have to be considered.
Blossomtime 9-2fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 10, 10l behind Bahaarah (8-12) at Newmarket 7f fll (2) gd in Aug.
Dawaa 7-2fav (9-4) With leaders, led over 2f out, driven clear over 1f out, pushed out final furlong, comfortably, won at Nottingham 6f (5) gf in Aug beating War Queen (9-3) by 4l, 7 ran.
Sixties Sue 8-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just failed, 3rd of 7, nk behind Four's Company (8-12) at Chester 6f fll stks (2) gd in Aug.
Electra Voice 11-1 (8-5) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 10, 19 1/2l behind Bahaarah (8-12) at Newmarket 7f fll (2) gd in Aug.
Addicted To Luck 25-1 (8-10) Led 1f, led again over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Brighton 6f (5) sft in Aug beating Poet's Song (9-6) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Lady Nayef 5-2fav (9-0) Chased winner, outpaced halfway, headway over 1f out, ran on strongly towards finish, nearest finish, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Stormflower (9-0) at Lingfield 5f mdn stks (6) hvy in Aug.