towards rear, ridden and beaten over 2f out
slowly away, towards rear on outer, headway over 1f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
led to over 5f out, chased leader until weakened over 1f out
took keen hold, chased leaders, led 2f out, driven clear final furlong
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner
slowly away and soon tailed off
driven along 3f out and always towards rear
soon in touch, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
behind, driven along on inside over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
slowly away, behind, ridden on wide outside inside final 3f, never reached leaders
behind, not clear run on inside and switched left 2f out, headway 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
prominent, led over 5f out, headed 2f out, chased winner to over 1f out, weakened final furlong
In the nursery, Tiger's Rocket is selected ahead of Plaka and Deckguard. Up in trip and down in grade, Plaka has shown enough to be of interest here in a run-of-the-mill event. Deckguard was only just behind him at Lingfield last time and has also to be given some thought. Elizabeth's Quest seemed to show improvement last time and, stepping up in trip, could keep it going again. Polar Annie has shown some promise and is another that could improve stepping up in trip, while Tiger's Rocket came from off the pace to finish second here last time and, with the step up in trip likely to prove suitable, he gets a good shout. Finally, even though it was a seller that she finished second in last time, in such a modest race Lady Sandicliffe cannot be ruled out. For the selection, though, we will stick with Tiger's Rocket
Plaka (FR) 25-1 (9-0) Bumped start, never reached beyond mid-division, no impression final 2f, 10th of 18, 6l behind The Jostler (9-0) at Goodwood 6f 2yo mdn fll aut (5) gf.
Vilna (USA) 66-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, detached, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 7, 8l behind Keep Discovering (8-9) at Folkestone 6f nov med aut stk (4) gf.
Elizabeth's Quest 50-1 (8-0) Held up, headway under pressure on outside and hung left over 1f out, went moderate 4th well inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 5l behind Rash Judgement (8-12) at Windsor 6f nov aut stk (5) gd in Aug.
Bahamian Blue (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Held up in touch, pushed along 3f out, no chance and eased final 2f, 9th of 12, 9l behind We Have A Dream (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Polar Annie 7-1 (8-8) In touch, ridden 2f out, one pace, 7th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Hobson (8-9) at Bath 5f 2yo mdn auc (6) gd in Aug.
Southwest Star (IRE) 22-1 (7-12) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 14, 8l behind Mr Keppel (8-3) at Haydock 6f 2yo hcp (2) gf.
Tobago Bay 25-1 (9-3) Held up, never near leaders, 11th of 13, 23l behind Billion Dollar Kid (9-3) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) gf.
Siryena 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, stayed on one pace final 2f, 6th of 10, 6l behind Romany Princess (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol.
Tiger's Rocket (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 2l behind Asian Power (9-4) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (6) pol.
Softly Killing Me 25-1 (8-12) Led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 12, 18l behind Jedediah (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2yo mdn (5) gs in Aug.
Lunar Limelight 28-1 (9-0) Pulled hard early and tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 17l behind Yankadi (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Aug.
Deckguard 20-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, driven and lost place over 2f out, beaten after, 5th of 8, 4l behind Then 'n Now (8-12) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol in Aug.
Lady Sandicliffe (IRE) 10-3 (8-6) Prominent, ridden along halfway, driven to chase winner final furlong, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Coffee Cup (8-6) at Thirsk 7f 2yo sll (5) gf in Aug.
Wooden King (IRE) 100-1 (9-2) Never better than mid-division, 10th of 22, 18l behind Sudden Impact (8-11) at Curragh 6f 2yo stk sft in Aug.
