prominent, led over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on well
held up behind, headway over 1f out, soon not much room and squeezed through 1f out, soon chasing winner, kept on and always held
slowly into stride, pushed along in rear, soon tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, joined leader over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway on inner over 1f out, kept on one pace
NAJOUM stayed on well over seven furlongs to win last time and there is also plenty of support from the pedigree to suggest a mile is suitable. Although the value of her victory at Redcar has yet to be franked and she carries top weight, she has more to offer and looks the one to side with in this race. Rosa Midnight justified favouritism to land the prize here last time and has to be in calculations along with Janet's Pearl who is very consistent but hasn't particularly improved with her last four runs. She may be involved in the finish but she could be destined to be the bridesmaid again. Najoum gets the vote.
Najoum (USA) 8-13fav (9-0) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and hard pressed over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, won at Redcar 7f 2yo stks (5) gf in Aug beating Pandoro De Lago (9-0) by 1l, 7 ran.
Barathea Dancer (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Mid-division, switched right over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind John Biscuit (9-3) at Epsom Downs 7f 2yo mdn aut (4) gd in Aug.
Levantera (IRE) 9-2 (8-1) Led ridden 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on same pace under pressure, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Devoted (8-6) at Goodwood 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) sft in Aug.
Bint Mazyouna 8-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, no impression, one pace, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Luv U Too (9-0) at Ffos Las 6f 2yo fll mdn (5) sft in Aug.
Dubai Glory 9-1 (8-13) Dwelt mid-division, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 13l behind Piceno (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug.
Rosa Midnight (USA) 5-2fav (9-1) Mid-division headway between horses 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, driven to lead and hung left inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure, won at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Highcliffe (8-11) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
Janet's Pearl (IRE) 4-1 (8-4) Led for over 1f, tracked leader, regained lead 2f out, ridden and hung right entering final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind Geordie Iris (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo nov auc stks (5) pol.
