dwelt in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to join winner inside final furlong, ran on, just held
tracked winner until ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
in touch in rear, pushed along over 2f out, not trouble leaders
Strawberryandcream is a tad inconsistent and there are worries here about the going but her stable is back in form. Quirky Gertie won on soft ground at Lingfield in July but she has been showing her best form over 7f. Yes You is now 7lb lower than when scoring at Thirsk a year ago and should handle conditions but DANCING RAVE has a first and a second to her name from two previous visits here. She wasn’t at her best last time at Pontefract but that’s a theme common among this field. Conga drops a further pounds and makes more appeal than Melrose Way. Summer Daydream was engaged at Musselburgh yesterday.
Conga 7-2 (9-2) Prominent until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 8l behind Astrologer (9-11) at Newmarket 7f hcp fll (4) gf in Aug.
Dancing Rave 7-1 (9-7) Raced wide close up, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 6l behind Springwood Drive (9-0) at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Yes You (IRE) 22-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 12th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Valley of Fire (9-3) at Redcar 7f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Quirky Gertie (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Off the pace towards rear, headway towards outer when not clear run and switched sharply left over 2f out, ran on towards finish, 5th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Eye Of The Water (9-11) at Windsor 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Melrose Way 15-2 (8-7) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, last of 7, 7l behind Four Wheel Drive (9-5) at Thirsk 5f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Strawberryandcream 11-2 (8-5) Slow into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, last of 6, 5 1/2l behind Rux Ruxx (9-7) at Catterick 7f hcp fll (4) gd in Sep.
Summer Daydream (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Led until over 2f out, faded, 11th of 12, 16 1/4l behind Eva Maria (9-7) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp fll (4) gd in Sep.