led narrowly to well over 2f out, gradually weakened
in touch, ridden to lead just over 1f out, ran on well, pushed out
slowly into stride, behind, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not quite paced to challenge
started very slowly, always detached in rear, never a factor
always in rear group, never on terms
in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, stayed pressing leaders inside final furlong, no extra close home
slowly into stride, always towards rear
close up, ridden and no impression over 1f out, one pace final furlong
always in rear group, never in contention
with leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed just over 1f out, stayed on same pace
in touch, ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace
prominent, ridden to challenge 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just outpaced by winner
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, not quicken entering final furlong, one pace
always behind, and struggling from halfway
towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong without troubling leaders
Blessed Place has a 4lb penalty for his win last time and there may be something better treated in this line-up; ENODOC ran too badly to be true last time and we'll give him a chance to atone for that run. William Muir's three-year-old has a course and distance success to his name and had been holding his form well all season until last week at Newmarket. Not given a hard time when defeat was inevitable, he is fancied to resume winning ways with a good claimer booked. Dancing Mystery is a game old-timer but his swansong cannot be far away judged on recent efforts, Night Prospector is consistent enough but his wins come in less competitive races, whilst Great Fox needs watching in the betting after two years off the track. Compton Rose tends to pull too hard so despite looking fairly treated she needs to learn to settle, so a bigger danger may be Seven Royals whose maiden runs look solid. Mr Funshine is another who joins Blessed Place on the shortlist; however it is Enodoc who gets the vote.
Blessed Place 33-1 (8-5) Led in centre, narrowly headed approaching final furlong, regained lead final 100 yards, kept on gamely, won at Sandown 5f hcap (4) sft beating Best One (9-1) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Enodoc 25-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 18, 14l behind Namir (9-6) at Newmarket 5f hcap (5) gf.
Compton Rose 4-1 (8-4) Pressed leader, every chance 2f out, disputed second over 1f out, no chance with winner and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Our Piccadilly (8-9) at Goodwood 5f 3yo hcp (5) sft.
Wavertree Princess (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Raced stand side, held up behind leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 9, 4l behind Barraland (9-5) at Folkestone 5f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Seven Royals (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 6l behind Liberation Spirit (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 3yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Back In The Red (IRE) 4-1 (8-4) Behind mid-division, headway approaching final furlong, ran on strongly, snatched 2nd close home, just failed, 2nd of 11, shd behind Meridian Line (8-1) at Sandown 5f clm (5) gd.
Great Fox (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Chased leaders over 2f, last of 13, 14l behind Forest Dane (8-5) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sept '06.
Night Prospector 5-1 (8-9) Led 1f, chased leader afterwards, every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 6th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Meridian Line (8-1) at Sandown 5f clm (5) gd.
Fabuleux Cherie 50-1 (8-4) Mid-division, ridden halfway, never troubled leaders, 16th of 18, 10l behind Namir (9-6) at Newmarket 5f hcap (5) gf.
Sofinella (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) With leader over 3f, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 15l behind Pretty Bonnie (8-0) at Warwick 5f fll hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Mr Funshine 13-2 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 4l behind Shakespeare's Son (8-6) at Southwell 5f 3yo hcp (5) fbs.
Calabaza 33-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened quickly, last of 10, 22l behind Billion Dollar Kid (9-7) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.
Arfinnit (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Soon led, headed 4f out, stayed prominent until ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 12, 5l behind Tubby Isaacs (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Dancing Mystery 16-1 (8-11) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression, 10th of 17, 6l behind Lujiana (8-7) at Doncaster 5f app hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Diademas (USA) 40-1 (8-5) Keen, with winner until over 2f out, 11th of 14, 17l behind Zeffirelli (8-12) at Yarmouth 7f 3yo sll (6) gd.
Diminuto 25-1 (9-0) Chased leaders over 3f, 10th of 12, 9l behind Tubby Isaacs (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
