tracked leader, led after 2f, ridden and headed 3f out, remained close up, kept on same pace final furlong
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, headway over 3f out, switched left 2f out, soon ridden and hung badly right, went 3rd 1f out, eased when lost action inside final furlong
led for 2f, tracked leader, every chance 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
prominent, led 3f out, soon ridden and hard pressed, went 1 length clear 1f out, caught near finish
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, weakened 2f out, eased
tracked leaders, challenged and hung left from over 2f out, kept on final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on gamely under strong pressure inside final furlong, led near finish
mid-division, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
held up behind, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
In this Listed handicap for fillies, we will side with Ronaldsay ahead of La Spezia and Summer's Eve. Ronaldsay was a desperately unlucky loser over course and distance last time, flying home but the post came too soon. A four-pounds rise in the ratings may not stop her from going in. A return to her Listed class form of last season would give Summer's Eve good claims and she makes her handicap debut today. Cliche's Sandown Listed run last time was solid enough and her trainer will probably be able to get some more improvement from her. Russian Rosie was two and a half lengths behind her at Sandown. Samira Gold looked good prior to flopping here over 12 furlongs last time when she got worked up before the start. If in better form today, she could go well. La Spezia has already run pretty well at this level and Group3 level and has a profile that says that she can go well. Others to consider are the John Smith's Cup fourth Flying Clarets, Measured Tempo, although she beat only one home last time in the Oaks, and Irish raider High Tempo. For the selection, though, we will stick with Ronaldsay.
Flying Clarets (IRE) 6-1 (8-10) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 5l behind Blue Ksar (9-5) at Pontefract 1m lst stk (1) gs in Jul.
Summer's Eve 12-1 (9-1) Keen hold, with leaders, narrow lead halfway until inside final 2f, weakened, 9th of 14, 10l behind Whazzis (8-7) at Ascot 1m lst fll stk (1) gs in Jul.
Chatila (USA) 12-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, recovered to track leader after 1f until over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 5, 13l behind Harvest Queen (9-4) at Goodwood 1m lst fll stk (1) gf in May.
Measured Tempo 9-1 (9-0) Pulled hard in mid-division, headway to track leaders 8f out, ridden and weakened straight, 13th of 14, 26l behind Light Shift (9-0) at Epsom 1m 4f 3yo Fll Grp 1 (1) gs in Jun.
Fusili (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 12, 9l behind Watamu (8-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Mar.
Cliche (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Held up in touch, effort 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Selinka (9-1) at Sandown 1m 3yo lst fll (1) gs in Jul.
Cumin (USA) 12-1 (8-7) Awkward leaving stalls, soon prominent, ridden and beaten over 2f out, 11th of 14, 18l behind Whazzis (8-7) at Ascot 1m lst fll stk (1) gs in Jul.
Russian Rosie (IRE) 25-1 (8-5) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, held entering final furlong, lost 2nd final stride, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Promising Lead (8-7) at Salisbury 1m 2f lst fll stk (1) gs.
High Reef (FR) 12-1 (9-0) Held up, 10th halfway, progress under 3f out, 5th into straight, ran on strongly inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 16, shd behind Forthright (8-11) at Galway 1m 4f prm hcp gd.
Samira Gold (FR) 9-2fav (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, driven on outside over 2f out, no chance after, 9th of 16, 15l behind Regal Flush (8-11) at Goodwood 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd.
La Spezia (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) Pulled hard, led after 1f, soon well clear, weakened and headed over 1f out, 5th of 7, 11l behind Turbo Linn (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 4f lst fll stk (1) gd in Jul.
Ronaldsay 8-1 (8-12) Held up in 6th place, driven along 3f out, headway down wide outside over 1f out, ridden and closed on winner near finish, just held, 2nd of 15, nk behind Fongs Gazelle (8-9) at Goodwood 1m 1f fll hcp (3) gd.
