slowly into stride, last pair, effort on outside and stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten
pushed along from stalls, took keen hold and soon settled behind leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in last pair, travelling well when switched left and squeezed through inside final 2f, headway soon after, chased winner 1f out, upsides inside final furlong, not go through with effort close home
in touch, effort on inside 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, never involved
mid-division, pushed along and headway between horses entering final 2f, ridden to lead over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, battled on to assert towards finish
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden and weakened
led, ridden well over 1f out, soon headed and weakened quickly final furlong
raced wide chasing leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
took keen hold, soon chasing leader, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, losing place when hampered inside final 2f
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Napinda is worth noting given that, unlike most of these, she's actually won a race. But that was over 7f and she's been well beaten since so the speculative vote goes to SWORD OF THE LORD. The latter was beaten less than a length on his belated reappearance on the Turf track at Lingfield and a repeat should see him go very close. Fair Comment finished a runner-up at Brighton in between her more normal modest efforts but Tammuz and Lucilla failed to show any improvement on their respective handicap debuts. Red Tulip has finished a bit closer of late and is another to consider.
Lars Krister (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Held up in last pair, never a factor, 8th of 9, 14l behind Avatar Star (9-7) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Substantivo (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Took keen hold, chased leader until over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 10l behind Pleasure Bent (9-4) at Newbury 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun.
Sword of The Lord 3-1fav (9-5) Hung left throughout, slight lead on rail, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Little Indian (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) fm.
Fair Comment 10-1 (9-2) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 13l behind North Pole (9-6) at Brighton 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Lucilla 20-1 (8-6) Outpaced in rear, never involved, 6th of 8, 8l behind Royal Guinevere (9-5) at Windsor 6f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Red Tulip 11-2 (8-13) Mid-division, took keen hold, headway and switched left over 1f out, soon ridden, edged right and stayed on same pace, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Calm Attitude (8-11) at Leicester 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Jul.
Carrera 5-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, edged right over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 11l behind Imperial Glance (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 3yo app hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
Zarla 50-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 12, 21l behind Thouwra (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 3yo mdn (5) gs.
Sweet Vintage (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Led 1f, took keen hold close up, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 12, well behind Woody Bay (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Napinda 10-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, stayed on late, never troubled leaders, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Zero Game (8-1) at Lingfield 1m 3yo clm stks (6) pol.
Elle Rebelle 28-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 19l behind Unison (9-7) at Ffos Las 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) sft.
Maisie's Moon (USA) 25-1 (8-6) Led at good pace, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 11l behind Gone Dutch (9-6) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Tammuz (IRE) 10-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 6l behind Combustible (9-7) at Ffos Las 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Hartlebury 50-1 (9-4) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 10, 21l behind Life Partner (9-4) at Doncaster 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.