held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, effort on outside and stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, no chance with winner
took keen hold, chased leaders on outer, went 2nd over 1f out, had no chance with winner until final strides
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear, no headway final 2f
chased leader, led 2f out, shaken up over 1f out, ran on well and in command final furlong
took keen hold in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
slowly away, took keen hold, held up in rear, never a factor
sat down as stalls opened, slowly away, pushed along halfway, always behind
mid-division on inside, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, challenged for places near finish, never any chance with winner
led, ridden and headed 2f out, outpaced final furlong
Nonrunner
Pressed For Time is on a roll but she could be worth taking on today; we will do so with HANDCUFF who is preferred to Val de Flores. Pressed For Time is chasing the hat-trick today and this smart filly showed she is on an upward curve whe she beat First Choice at Great Leighs last time. She is sure to be involved in the shake-up again today but the combination of her penalty and poor draw are enough to temper confidence and we will look elsewhere for the winner. Handcuff does have a good draw and he was returning from a break when finishing a close third behind Courageous Nature at Great Leighs. He should strip fitter today and he remains relatively unexposed so he makes plenty of appeal. Val de Flores also has a good high draw and although he finished behind Pressed For Time at Great Leighs last time, he had looked like one to stay on the right side of when previously going close at this venue. Richard Hannon has two runners in this race, Luxuria and Daily Double, and the market will guide with regards to their respective chances. A tough race for punters to call and narrow preference is for Handcuff.
Pacific Bay (IRE) 50-1 (8-3) Chased winner stand's side, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 19l behind Coleorton Choice (8-8) at Ripon 6f 2yo hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Pressed For Time (IRE) 11-2 (8-10) Tracked leaders, chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, won at Great Leighs 5f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol beating First Choice (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Val de Flores 11-4fav (8-13) Not much room start, held up towards rear, ridden halfway, no impression, last of 9, 5l behind Pressed For Time (8-10) at Great Leighs 5f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Handcuff 5-1 (8-11) With leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Courageous Nature (8-11) at Lingfield 6f 2yo sll (6) pol.
Ray of Joy 17-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Swingfire (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Reel Ale 25-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon one pace and no impression on leaders, 6th of 10, 3l behind Rocket Rob (9-1) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Twos And Eights (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 13th of 16, 22l behind Gallagher (9-3) at Chepstow 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Daily Double 13-2 (9-0) Went left start, behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not quite pace to reach leaders, 4th of 10, 1l behind Rocket Rob (9-1) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Sharav 16-1 (8-11) Always towards rear, 12th of 16, 13l behind Dark Lane (8-11) at Newmarket 6f 2yo aut (2) gf in Aug.
Going Time (USA) 20-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, 11th of 12, 9l behind Woolston Ferry (9-7) at Lingfield 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Aug.
Luxuria (IRE) 15-2 (8-10) Stumbled start, chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 11l behind Rosabee (8-10) at Leicester 6f 2yo hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Kyle Of Bute 25-1 (9-3) Slowly away and always behind, 9th of 10, 8l behind Rocket Rob (9-1) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
