missed break, held 4th and last, headway 3f out, effort over 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, weakened final furlong
pressed leader, shaken up to lead entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, eased near finish
tracked leading pair, switched outside and effort over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong to go 2nd near finish, no impression with winner
led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, not pace of winner, lost 2nd near finish
A disappointing turnout for a reasonably valuable contest but it's still hard to solve. Seradim ran well in a much more competitive race than this at Glorious Goodwood and the yard have had winners lately but she's anchored with a 4lb higher mark, while She's A Character is dropping to a nice mark and tries the trip for the first time. The vote though goes to MEDICI PEARL, a mare who relies on cut in the ground and has gone well here before, notably when taking this in 2009. She's 5lbs below her last winning mark and can win this, as Avonrose finished last on her sole try on the ground and is therefore taken on.
Seradim 8-1 (9-13) Keen, held up in 7th, headway on outside over 2f out, effort to 2nd over 1f out, pressed winner and every chance throughout final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 8, shd behind Dance East (9-12) at Goodwood 1m 1f fll hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Medici Pearl 11-2 (9-13) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace entering final furlong, 4th of 13, 4 1/2l behind San Cassiano (9-0) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul.
She's A Character 50-1 (8-2) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on towards finish, never in contention, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Citrus Star (9-4) at Goodwood 7f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Jul.
Avonrose 13-2 (8-9) In rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, just held for 2nd place, 3rd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Signor Verdi (8-13) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.
