slowly away, in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
towards rear, effort over 1f out, no impression
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
prominent, ridden and no extra inside final furlong
led, headed final furlong, no extra towards finish
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
chased leader, led final furlong, held on well towards finish
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
in rear, headway final furlong, ridden and kept on inside last 100 yards
Music Therapist won over 6f at Chepstow a fortnight ago, with Falconidae well behind, but is 6lb higher today while Dark Silver also drops down in trip after finishing runner-up at Yarmouth. Too Hard To Hold attempted to make all at Chelmsford last time but faded in the final furlong and the less-exposed NEWYORKSTATEOFMIND (NAP) is preferred. The latter was beaten only a neck over the minimum trip at Lingfield a week ago and Bill Muir’s charge can go one better with further progress expected.
Music Therapist (IRE) 11-8fav (9-10) Took keen hold, chased leaders, closed over 4f out, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Chepstow 6f (5) gd in Sep beating Broken Rifle (9-11) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Dark Silver (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd and kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Gobi Sunset (9-7) at Yarmouth 6f (4) gf in Sep.
Mia Diva 6-4fav (9-7) Pressed leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Allez Sophia (9-6) at Bath 5f (5) fm in Sep.
Chasanda 9-4fav (9-7) Taken to post early, soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, last of 4, 4l behind Manolith (9-3) at Lingfield 5f (5) gf in Sep.
Too Hard To Hold (IRE) 3-1 (9-9) Led, clear over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Colonel Whitehead (9-2) at Chelmsford City 5f stks (4) pol in Sep.
Swinley (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Raced freely led on rail and soon clear, reduced lead halfway, ridden and headed over 1f, weakened rapidly, last of 5, 12 1/2l behind Port Winston (9-6) at Sandown 5f (5) gf in Aug.
Newyorkstateofmind 10-1 (9-5) Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Augustus Caesar (9-7) at Lingfield 5f (5) pol in Sep.
Falconidae (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, no impression after, 4th of 6, 4 3/4l behind Music Therapist (9-10) at Chepstow 6f (5) gd in Sep.
Fair Sabra 33-1 (8-12) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never involved, 9th of 10, 12 1/2l behind Progressive Rating (9-3) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Sep.