tracked leader, led well over 1f out, ran on strongly
slowly away, in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, chased winner towards finish, no impression
held up towards rear in 5th, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
led, headed well over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, chased winner over 1f out, lost 2nd towards finish, no extra
SILENT ACT can defy top weight by beating Filun in an interesting close to the card. Our selection has the assistance of Richard Hughes in the saddle for the first time as she bids to continue a run of fine form. He could be the answer to the problems she's had settling lately and if the maestro rider can get her switched off she'll be very hard to beat. Filun is a better horse on artificial surfaces but he showed when beaten a short-head at Warwick earlier on this term that there are turf races in him. Richard Rowe's return to the plate could be seen as a positive as the pair have gone well both times they've combined and he's on a nice mark in relation to his all-weather rating. Gamedor hasn't been seen since running over timber 137 days ago but he was prolific on the level in France and is in good hands, Merrymadcap is 3lbs lower than when winning on the turf last summer while Barliffey has had excuses the last twice and the support he's attracted promises plenty. Dove Cottage is out of sorts but that's reflected in his mark, some 7lbs below when he last won, however Silent Act is progressive and has little to fear from these.
Silent Act (USA) 11-4 (10-0) Took keen hold, held up, headway on outside to chase leaders over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Snoqualmie Star (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Barliffey (IRE) 11-4fav (10-0) Dwelt, slowly into stride, keen in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on to go a never dangerous 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 5l behind Understory (9-4) at Folkestone 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Merrymadcap (IRE) 50-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 3f out, behind final 2f, eased 1f out, last of 15, 44l behind Elliptical (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 1f app hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Gamedor (FR) 9-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, hard driven 5f out, never on terms, 7th of 11, 22l behind Bell Island (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Dove Cottage (IRE) 10-1 (9-13) Led over 10f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 15, 31l behind Clare Glen (9-12) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Jul.
Filun 10-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway on outer to track leaders 7f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 8th of 12, 12l behind Blue Tango (9-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jul.
