disputed lead, ridden and weakened over 1f out
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong but never involved
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on but never on terms
tracked leader, shaken up to chase leader 2f out, kept on in 3rd inside final furlong and always held
disputed lead, led over 1f out, kept on when ridden inside final furlong, always doing enough
Several ran well in the Group 1 Prix de l’Abbaye on heavy going at Longchamp in October. But LIBERTY BEACH (NAP) came out best when beaten less than a length ahead of both Lady In France and Keep Busy and John Quinn’s filly made a winning reappearance here last year. Que Amoro ran a big race when second in last year’s Nunthorpe at York but has yet to encounter testing going while the remainder have something to find at the weights with Ainsdale preferred to Jabbarockie and Declaring Love on the prevailing ground.
Ainsdale 7-1 (9-7) Raced wide chased leaders, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1l behind El Astronaute (9-10) at Chester 5f stks (3) gs in May.
Jabbarockie 5-2fav (9-0) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Chester 5f hcp (2) gs in May beating Count D'Orsay (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Declaring Love 10-3 (9-2) Prominent, headway to press leader 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong, got up close home, won at Bath 5f lst fll stks (1) gf in Apr beating Wise Words (9-2) by hd, 14 ran.
Keep Busy (IRE) (9-7) 5th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Wooded (9-10) at ParisLongchamp 5f Grp 1 hvy in Oct.
Lady In France 40-1 (9-5) Pulled hard in rear, never a factor, 10th of 12, 16 3/4l behind Starman (9-8) at York 6f Grp 2 stks (1) gs in May.
Liberty Beach (9-7) 3rd of 11, 1/4l behind Wooded (9-10) at ParisLongchamp 5f Grp 1 hvy in Oct.
Que Amoro (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Led, ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, weakening when briefly checked inside final furlong, no impression, 12th of 14, 9 1/4l behind Glass Slippers (9-3) at Curragh 5f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Sep.