held up, raced wide headway to join leaders 8f out, led 2f out, ridden out
held up in touch, improved over 3f out, ridden, chased winner and hung left over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
keen, led 1f, remained close up, ridden 3f out, one pace final 2f
led after 1f, ridden over 3f out, headed 2f out, soon one pace
prominent, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out
The most valuable event on the card can go to the unbeaten Pippa Greene, with Harry Tricker, Sugar Ray and Music Review seen as the main dangers. Pippa Greene has done nothing wrong yet, having made a winning debut on the Lingfield Polytrack in April before overcoming an absence to score on his handicap bow at Newbury in August. That was on softer ground than he will encounter today, but he seems a most adaptable progressive sort, who at one time was considered Derby material. Although saddled with topweight here, he is taken to complete a hat-trick. Harry Tricker is more experienced, having won each of his last two starts at Goodwood, but he now faces a two-grade hike, as does the costly Sugar Ray, even though he was beaten at Sandown last time. Music Review will also find this tougher, but she does possess a good turn of foot, and makes more appeal than the remaining two contenders, Always Fruitful and Prince Sabaah. Pippa Greene has plenty of scope though, and is the one to beat.
Pippa Greene 9-2 (9-5) Held up, headway to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong, won at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Gulf Express (9-7) by 2l, 10 ran.
Harry Tricker 9-2 (9-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Goodwood 1m 3f 3yo hcp (4) gs in Sept beating Bergonzi (9-4) by 2l, 8 ran.
Prince Sabaah (IRE) 8-1 (8-2) Held up behind mid-division, in touch 3f out, ridden over 2f out, slightly outpaced, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders, 6th of 13, 4 1/2l behind All The Good (9-4) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Sept.
Always Fruitful 9-1 (8-8) Led early, chased leaders, weakened over 3f out, last of 7, 23l behind Philanthropy (8-5) at York 1m 4f 3yo hcp (2) gf in Sept.
Sugar Ray (IRE) Evensfav (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and chased winner 2f out, no impression, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Nur Tau (9-5) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Music Review 7-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, headway on inner to lead over 1f out, ran on final furlong, won at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Sept beating Silver Mitzva (8-9) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
