in touch, headway on outside to 3rd over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
towards rear, pushed along 4f out, short-lived effort on inside over 1f out
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 8f out, pushed along 4f out, driven 3f out, weakened 2f out
took keen hold, chased leading trio, went 2nd 3f out, driven to challenge over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leader until 8f out, stayed in 3rd until over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in touch, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on gamely towards finish
soon led, headed entering final furlong, weakened quickly
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong, soon challenging, just held
held up towards rear, not clear run and hampered over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 4th close home
always behind
steadied start, always in rear
Nonrunner
In spite of her pedigree BELLE BOLEYN may not have acted so well on the soft ground at Yarmouth last time and we will side with her to get the better of Shianda. The latter toughed it out to win when stepped up to this trip at Bath last time and from a 3lbs higher mark looks to be a leading player once more, although she did not give the impression that there was lots more to come. Frameit won a seller over course and distance in June but has struggled in this sphere since then and hasn't shown huge spark over hurdles either. Storm Hawk is weighted to be competitive but may find Belle Boleyn too good. Chris Wall's filly was going the right way until last time, which we will forgive her, and there is still plenty of room for improvement over this trip.
Shianda 11-4 (8-9) In touch, effort over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Bath 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gf in Sep beating Celestial Girl (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Storm Hawk (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Kayaan (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
Danube (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Mid-division, not trouble leaders, 7th of 13, 20l behind Sing Sweetly (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn fll (5) pol in Jul.
Hedonist (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Dwelt, headway to lead after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened soon after, 10th of 11, 26l behind Adoyen Spice (8-4) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sep.
Tower 7-1 (8-3) Held up in touch, keen early, driven and headway over 4f out, soon no impression, 3rd of 6, 33l behind Tuscan Gold (9-5) at Kempton 2m 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sep.
Frameit (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Dwelt, mid-division, never on terms, 4th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Larkrise Star (8-3) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gf in Jul.
Admiral Rodney 150-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, 9th of 12, 20l behind Dark Promise (8-12) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Sep.
Belle Boleyn 13-2 (8-6) Chased leaders till 4f out, well behind final 3f, tailed off and eased final furlong, 10th of 14, well behind Extremely So (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Sep.
Rose Aurora 5-1 (8-7) Led early, chased leaders, effort on inside over 2f out, driven and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 17l behind Adoyen Spice (8-4) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sep.
The Midshipmaid 40-1 (8-3) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, lost place 10f out, kept on over 1f out, never dangerous, 5th of 9, 8l behind Marcus Antonius (8-9) at Folkestone 1m 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Sep.
Star Of Soho (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) Never better than mid-division, 11th of 12, 23l behind Towbaat (8-12) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Roybuoy 50-1 (8-10) Chased leaders on outer, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 31l behind Timeteam (9-3) at Windsor 6f sell stks (6) gf in Jun.
