pulled hard, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear, ridden and kept on final furlong, never nearer
went left start, ridden to go prominent after 2f, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong
made virtually all, ridden and hung left final furlong
badly hampered start, in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on towards finish
raced wide, chased winner, ridden and weakened 2f out
keen, held up in touch, hung left and lost place over 3f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong
badly hampered start, in rear, until stayed on inside final furlong
held up, headway to chase winner over 1f out, lost 2nd near finish
mid-division, outpaced halfway, short of room and switched right over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong
Reel Gift, Red Alert Day and Fred's Lad are shortlisted in a competitive contest to open the card and the vote is given to Reel Gift. The selection is a course and distance winner and this lightly-raced filly has certainly shown enough on her two starts so far to make her of serious interest here. She chased home Visit in this grade last time and as she is proven on the surface she should take plenty of beating today. The only negative would be that she is not ideally drawn. Red Alert Day was hampered last time at Newmarket when second behind Dan Tucket so under the circumstances that was a decent effort. He has more on his plate today but he is entitled to go well. Fred's Lad ran well at Chester last time but he is better over the minimum trip and for that reason he is taken on today. Sporting Art has won both of his starts so far and he does have a good draw so he could prove best of the remainder, but Reel Gift looks a really progressive type and she stands out as the one to beat.
Cee Bargara 14-1 (8-11) Raced keenly and led, headed 2f out, soon weakened, 19th of 20, 12l behind Dark Angel (8-11) at York 6f 2yo aut (2) gd in Aug.
Fred's Lad 7-1 (9-8) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, not quicken, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Imperial Mint (9-1) at Chester 6f 2yo stk (2) gf.
Lytton 11-2 (9-3) In touch, headway on outside to challenge over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, readily, won at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Aug beating Crystal Rock (9-3) by 1l, 16 ran.
Master Chef (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Led centre group and overall leader over 5f out, merged to stand side group halfway, led 1f out, no extra, 5th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Dan Tucket (8-7) at Newmarket 7f 2yo hcp (2) sft in Aug.
Philario (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 20, 4 1/2l behind Dark Angel (8-11) at York 6f 2yo aut (2) gd in Aug.
Red Alert Day 9-4fav (9-2) Raced far side, held up in touch, raced keenly, lost place halfway, headway over 2f out, soon hung right, stayed on well inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, hd behind Dan Tucket (8-7) at Newmarket 7f 2yo hcp (2) sft in Aug. Later dsq to 3rd.
Spanish Bounty 12-1 (9-2) Held up behind leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 7, 12l behind Fat Boy (9-2) at Ripon 6f 2yo lst stk (1) gf in Aug.
Sporting Art (USA) 5-2jt-fav (9-5) In touch, ridden over 2f, ran on final furlong to lead close home, won at Ripon 6f 2yo stk (3) gd in Aug beating Lesson In Humility (8-9) by a nk, 7 ran.
Ten Meropa (USA) 4-1 (9-7) Raced keenly, mid-division, badly hampered over 4f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Gin Genereux (8-5) at W'hampton 6f 2yo hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Lady Aquitaine (USA) 8-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, always rear, eased when no chance final furlong, last of 13, 24l behind Visit (8-12) at Ascot 6f 2yo fll Grp 2 (1) gs in Jul.
Naomh Geileis (USA) (8-9) Prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden over 1f out, stayed on at one pace, 4th of 9, 9l behind Proviso (8-9) at Deauville 7f Grp 3 (1) in Aug.
Reel Gift 12-1 (8-12) Raced far side and overall leader with 2 others, hard ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Visit (8-12) at Ascot 6f 2yo fll Grp 2 (1) gs in Jul.
