raced stand side, stumbled start, behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on, never nearer
raced centre, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, led rear group inside final furlong, stayed on
raced centre, outpaced
raced centre, chased leaders, ridden when not clear run, switched left over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
raced centre, slowly into stride, outpaced
raced stand side, behind, ridden when switched right and headway over 1f out, kept on not reach leaders
raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, overall leader inside final furlong, ran on
raced stand side, led, ridden over 2f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong
raced centre, chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced stand side, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced stand side, mid-division, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong
raced centre, slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
led centre group to inside final furlong, no extra
raced stand side, went right start, pulled hard, with leaders to halfway, weakened over 1f out
raced stand side, with leaders to halfway
raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced stand side, mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
This is very tricky and Stokesies Wish is a sporting option, with a number of others, including Manic, Rapid River, Cyfrwrys, Dance To The Blues and Lay A Whisper having been considered. Basically, Stokesies Wish tends to do her winning at this time of year and, given that she is on what seems a reasonable mark and has not lost her form yet, could go well. Perfect Solution is hard to evaluate based on her maiden win, but Manic is now edging down the weights to a fair mark. On her first run for David Evans, you could argue that Rapid River is well-handicapped based on her recent claiming run, while Cerulean Rose is seven pounds above a winning mark but holds place claims, as does Ivory Lace, who is on a winning mark from June 2004. African Breeze has been in reasonable form of late and was hampered in running last time, so gets some consideration, while Tizzy's Law is open to improvement and is just two pounds above the mark from which she won at Folkestone in August. Cyfrwrys is well up to running well, particularly if first-time cheekpieces work on her, and Dance To The Blues can normally be relied upon to run an honest race, even though she is edging up the weights for narrow defeats. Finally, Lay A Whisper could be very interesting dropping in trip, Elvina is lightly raced and could have more to come and course and distance winner Ruby's Dream has place possibilities. Overall, though, we will stick with Stokesies Wish.
Cerulean Rose 20-1 (9-4) Raced stand side, held up, ridden 2f out, headway final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Jilly Why (9-2) at Nottingham 6f fll hcp (5) gd in Sept.
Ivory Lace 22-1 (9-1) Chased leaders over 5f, 8th of 17, 8l behind Conjuror (9-1) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) gd in Sept.
Blueberry Tart (IRE) 10-1 (8-2) Held up, chased leaders over 3f out, soon under pressure, weakened 2f out, 9th of 11, 8l behind All Quiet (9-0) at Windsor 1m fll hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Linda Green 7-1 (8-3) Towards rear stand's side, never dangerous, 13th of 16, 15l behind Flying Edge (8-10) at Ripon 6f app hcp (5) gd in Sept.
African Breeze 6-1 (8-7) Behind, hampered over 4f out, soon ridden, headway final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 10, 2l behind Howards Princess (8-5) at Hamilton 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Sept.
Tizzy's Law 12-1 (9-3) Speed over 2f, last of 14, 18l behind Attorney (9-1) at Newbury 5f app hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Dance To The Blues (IRE) 8-1 (8-4) Led stands' side group, stayed on well final furlong, not quite reach winner, 2nd of 19, hd behind Attorney (8-9) at Goodwood 5f app hcp (5) gf in Sept.
Cyfrwys (IRE) 15-2 (8-10) Led stand side group, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Brigadore (9-4) at Nottingham 6f hcp 45-70 (5) gd in Sept.
Stokesies Wish 11-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway and every chance 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Summer Recluse (8-11) at Warwick 5f hcp (6) gd in Sept.
Perfect Solution (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, led well over 2f out, soon pressed, stayed on well when challenged, always holding runner-up final half furlong, won at Salisbury 6f mdn fll (5) gs in Aug beating Mina (8-4) by a nk, 7 ran.
Lay A Whisper 10-1 (8-8) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 4l behind Hey Presto (8-13) at Salisbury 7f hcp (5) frm in Sept.
Lady Edge (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 13l behind Windermere Island (8-8) at Yarmouth 7f 3yo fll hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Clearing Sky (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Prominent, went 2nd 2f out, led over 1f out, soon headed, pressed winner final furlong, held near finish, 2nd of 12, nk behind Parc Aux Boules (8-10) at Lingfield 6f stk (7) pol in Sept.
Elvina 5-2fav (8-6) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out, 6th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Clearing Sky (8-2) at Bath 5f hcp (6) hrd in Sept.
Ruby's Dream 28-1 (7-12) Raced far side, prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 15th of 16, 10l behind Jilly Why (9-2) at Nottingham 6f fll hcp (5) gd in Sept.
Manic 8-1 (8-5) Raced centre, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 6l behind Daniella (8-10) at Yarmouth 6f 3yo fll hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.
Lucky Emerald (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Prominent to halfway, last of 11, 22l behind Jolie (8-10) at Chepstow 6f fll hcp (5) gf in May.
Red Finesse 11-2 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 13, 12l behind Rubies (8-7) at Yarmouth 6f mdn stk (5) gd in Sept.
Triple Zero (IRE) 6-1 (8-8) Always behind, last of 12, 6l behind Cosmic Destiny (8-7) at Goodwood 5f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Sept.
Rapid River 12-1 (8-4) Tracked leading pair, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Further Outlook (8-12) at Sandown 5f clm (5) gs in Sept.
