chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
slight lead, ridden over 1f out, no extra and headed final 135 yards, lost 2nd final stride
rearing in stalls, chased leader, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, took 2nd final stride
started slowly, outpaced
in touch, headway 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
soon outpaced, never involved
slowly into stride, towards rear, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, switched left off far rail inside final furlong, soon ridden, stayed on to lead final 135 yards
took keen hold, in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
The weights suggest Lady Layla will prove hard to beat but LILIARGH is arguably the form pick on her second to Clumber Place on heavy ground at Newcastle two runs ago. She didn't quite reproduce that effort at Ayr last time but is eased in grade here and can return to winning ways. Recent Kempton second Eternal Gift has to give 11lb to the selection but Llewellyn turned in a decent effort in a handicap at Catterick nine days ago and is proven at this level. Barista seems to like it here and could also run into a place but Rigolleto is difficult to catch right and seems to be facing a stiff task conceding weight all round and Ficelle is hard to win with.
Rigolleto (IRE) 7-1 (8-7) Chased leaders on outside, ridden well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 16, 6l behind Choral (9-2) at Salisbury 6f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Eternal Gift (FR) 9-1 (9-6) Led early, with winner, driven to lead again narrowly over 1f out, soon ridden, headed narrowly inside final furlong, kept on, just held, 2nd of 9, nk behind Marford Missile (9-1) at Kempton 1m 3yo clm stks (6) pol.
Llewellyn 9-2fav (9-3) With leaders on outside, effort and every chance over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression with winner final furlong, 2nd of 12, 6l behind Piceno (8-11) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Monzino (USA) 22-1 (8-9) Slowly away, outpaced in rear, moderate late headway, 6th of 13, 11l behind Outpost (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Barista (IRE) 9-2 (8-7) Awkwardly away mid-division, headway halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Tunnager Grove (8-10) at Leicester 7f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) sft.
Bussa 40-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, went 2nd well over 1f out, soon every chance, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 13, 14l behind Barton Bounty (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Cathcart Castle 150-1 (8-2) Raced wide keen chased leaders, weakened 2f out, last of 9, 18l behind Desert Vision (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (6) pol.
Liliargh (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Mid-division on inside, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure from over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 4th of 9, 11l behind It's A Mans World (9-0) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-75 (5) hvy.
Ave Sofia 33-1 (8-9) Dwelt, in rear, headway entering final furlong, kept on, never dangerous, 6th of 12, 7l behind Alnoomaas (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
Ficelle (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, all out, headed post, 2nd of 15, shd behind Steel Rain (8-12) at Bath 6f hcp 0-58 (6) sft.
Lady Layla 13-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 9th of 11, 11l behind Lucky Money (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
More Bottle (IRE) 10-1 (7-13) Towards rear, hung left and weakened over 1f out, soon eased, 7th of 9, 10l behind Ingleby Angel (8-8) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.
