prominent, pushed along and weakened over 2f out
held up, headway under pressure to go 2nd approaching final furlong, stayed on strongly to lead close home, won going away
mid-division on inside, pushed along and made no impression over 2f out
mid-division out wide, pulled hard early, headway going well on outside 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden and clear final 100 yards when tied up, headed close home
led, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra
Dogged won on soft ground early in the year and has won three times in amateur races subsequently. He beat Barney's Angel before the latter scored on fast going at Windsor while Western Stars posted a better effort at Epsom last time. Kells won over a longer trip at Thirsk recently and is preferred to Fascinating Lips but a chance is taken that MISTRESS LIGHT handles the underfoot conditions given William Haggas' grey is expected to improve now handicapping with an apprentice’s 7lb allowance helping her cause.
Dogged 15-2 (11-4) Led early, tracked winner until ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 12 3/4l behind She's A Novelty (10-11) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Western Stars (FR) 20-1 (10-8) Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Cardano (11-8) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Fascinating Lips (IRE) 13-2 (9-6) Towards rear, switched left 2f out, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Mount Olympus (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 3f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Barney's Angel 10-3 (9-12) Tracked leaders, switched left over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Sep beating Galactic Glow (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Kells (IRE) 11-10fav (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden in 2nd well over 1f out, stayed on one pace and lost 2 places inside final 110 yards, 4th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Ask Peter (9-4) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Mistress Light 8-1 (9-2) Pressed winner 2f, stayed 2nd until over 4f out, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Brora Breeze (9-0) at Chepstow 1m 2f fll stks (5) gd in Sep.