held up in mid-division on outside, headway chasing leaders 2f out, over 1f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, plugged on same pace in 5th and no impression final furlong
tracked leader 4f, handy 3rd, 2nd again travelling well over 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, joined post
tracked leaders, 2nd 6f out, edging right 3f out, pushed along hung right and lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
soon towards rear, struggling final 3f, never a factor
slowly away, soon mid-division on inside, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and weakened 3f out
held up in last pair, switched left to outside well over 2f out, headway on wide outside chasing leaders 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, closed on leader inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure to dead heat on line
slowly into stride, held up last, headway inside final furlong, nearest finish
took keen hold, tracked leaders on outside, driven to challenge over 1f out, 4th and one pace final furlong
towards rear of mid-division, never on terms
led and set steady pace, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened quickly over 1f out
in touch in 5th, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, pushed along in 3rd and plugged on inside final furlong
APPHIA is related to two useful winners and cost 100,000gns. She finished very strongly to be beaten a short-head at Sandown and will take some beating this time. Persistence made her debut at Kempton in January and stayed on steadily over that mile while Button Up is certain to be better for her run at Kempton in December. Angel's Quest caught the eye with a very encouraging debut at Lingfield in October and should be winning soon while Paris Rooftops is a 300,000 euros daughter of Galileo and a half-sister to five winners ,including Intense Focus, so is one to note.
Angel's Quest (FR) 33-1 (9-0) Held up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Mittens (9-0) at Lingfield 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Apphia (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Towards rear, driven to chase leaders 2f out, switched inside over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on to challenge and every chance well inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 9, shd behind Serenada (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f mdn fll stks (4) gd in Apr.
Button Up (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) In touch, no impression over 1f out, 6th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Intermodal (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Crystal Secret 33-1 (9-0) Led 1f, tracked leader until 5f out, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden 2f out, soon hung right and weakened, last of 7, 14 1/4l behind Queen of Time (9-0) at Goodwood 7f mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Estrellada Oasis Dream filly out of Gallic Star.
Hadeeqa (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Raced centre in touch, merged with far side 3f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 8th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Dancing Breeze (9-0) at Newmarket 1m mdn fll stks (4) gf in Apr.
Paris Rooftops (IRE) Galileo filly out of Daneleta.
Persistence (IRE) 15-8 (8-12) Slowly into stride, pushed along and in rear over 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, went 4th close home, 4th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Dreaming Of Paris (8-12) at Kempton 1m mdn fll stks (5) pol in Jan.
Sampaquita (FR) Poet's Voice filly out of Forest Fire.
Street Marie (USA) 7-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 10th of 14, 14 3/4l behind Maid To Remember (9-0) at Nottingham 1m mdn fll stks (5) gd in May.
Sugardrop Cacique filly out of Tates Creek.
