dwelt and towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong
started slowly, always behind
led and headed after 1f, remained in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, ran on towards finish
prominent, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
started slowly, always rear division
prominent, pushed along over 4f out, soon beaten
in touch, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt and towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
in touch, ridden to lead over 2f out, kept on gamely final furlong
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Apsara gets a narrow vote over the likes of Regal Connection and Gallego in the final race on the card. The ground is already riding softer than good, and with more rain forecast, it could be worth taking a chance that Apsara will prove too good for Regal Connection. George Moore's five-year-old scored on good to soft ground at Pontefract a month ago, and more recently finished third in soft ground at Ripon. The step up in trip to 10 furlongs that day did not inconvenience him, and with conditions to suit, he should be in at the business end. Regal Connection was allowed to dominate when winning at Carlisle the time before last, but that was on much faster going and she will find this a much sterner test, so could be worth taking on. Gallego goes well on this track but is another whose chance will be compromised by the underfoot conditions, while of the rest, New England has place claims, but was very unruly at Newbury recently, and cannot be guaranteed to give his true running. All in all, you should get a good run for your money from Apsara.
Dower House 16-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on, never nearer, 7th of 11, 13l behind Acrobatic (8-10) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Jul.
Darling Deanie (IRE) 4-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, ridden and bumped left over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 6th of 9, 7l behind Our Teddy (10-1) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Apsara 5-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace final 2f, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Lady Disdain (8-8) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Aug.
Gracechurch (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Held up in last and ridden straight, weakened from 2f out, 5th of 7, 9l behind Pagan Crest (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Aug.
New England 14-1 (9-3) Unruly in stalls, virtually refused to leave stalls, tailed off throughout, last of 10, 24l behind Royal Indulgence (8-11) at Newbury 1m 1f app hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Richtee (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Tracked clear leader, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 20l behind Montosari (10-3) at Carlisle 1m 6f amt hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Regal Connection (USA) 4-7fav (9-2) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed and edged right over 1f out, no impression and lost 2nd just inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 6l behind Mighty Splash (8-3) at Brighton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Scottish River (USA) 16-1 (9-10) Slowly away, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Oh Danny Boy (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Sol Rojo 4-1fav (11-2) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 15, 2l behind Jewel of India (11-2) at Beverley 1m amt hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Gallego 7-2jt-fav (9-3) Steady start, took keen hold in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Ruby Legend (8-9) at Haydock 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Star Sign 4-1 (8-5) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 6th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Anthemion (8-5) at Musselburgh 1m app hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Love You Always (USA) 5-1 (9-12) In rear, never nearer, 7th of 12, 8l behind Gala Sunday (10-11) at Yarmouth 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (6) gf in Aug.
