switched left start, in rear, some headway 2f out, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
rear mid-division, headway over 3f out, pushed along and went 3rd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final 110 yards, just denied
fly jumped start, chased leaders, led over 8f out, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened tamely
mid-division, pushed along and lost position 5f out, soon in rear and beaten
mid-division on outer, prominent after 4 furlongs, ridden in close 2nd 2f out, stayed on and every chance inside last, no extra closing stages
led, headed and tracked leaders with a circuit to go, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
rear mid-division, ridden over 1f out, plugged on, never involved
prominent on outer, pushed along 2f out, ran on same pace
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, no real progress
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, plugged on, never in contention
mid-division on outer, headway to lead with a circuit to go, headed and tracked leader over 8f out, pushed along and weakened over 2f out
prominent, pushed along and gradually dropped away 5f out
handy on inner, dropped to rear mid-division after 3 furlongs, pushed along well over 2f out, kept on, never threatened
towards rear early, chased leaders after 5 furlongs, pushed along and led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on gamely when challenged inside last, just held on
The three-year-olds easily outnumber the older fillies in this with Divine Jewel the best of the latter group on seconds this year at Leopardstown and Chester, when ahead of Greysful Storm. She won her only previous start on Polytrack but still looks vulnerable against younger rivals. Safety Catch has improved with every run on Turf and Ghara was fourth in the Oaks Trial here in May before running in the Ribblesdale, but is still inclined to start slowly. Malka only won a handicap at Kempton in September but had any amount in hand. ANDRASTE only won a maiden when trained in France but was well regarded and it will be a surprise if George Boughey can’t pick up some black type with the daughter of Saxon Warrior, who is a half-sister to top-class miler The Reverant.
Aiming High 12-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, took keen hold early, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 9th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Madame Ambassador (9-12) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp fll (2) gf in Oct.
Divine Jewel 14-1 (9-7) Led 1f, chased winner until over 3f out, weakened quickly, tailed off, 9th of 10, dist behind Sumo Sam (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 7f Grp 2 fll stks (1) sft in Sep.
Evania 8-1 (10-1) In rear, in touch, closed up halfway, pushed along well over 2f out, no impression, last of 5, 3 1/2l behind First Officer (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Lady Percival 50-1 (9-6) Led 1f, tracked leader until pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, dist behind One Evening (9-6) at Bath 1m 6f lst fll stks (1) hvy in Oct.
Wynter Wildes 28-1 (8-11) Led, 4 lengths clear 3f out, soon ridden and diminishing advantage 2f out, soon headed, chased leader entering final furlong, carried left inside final furlong, kept on but held by winner near finish, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Blanchland (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Oct.
Andraste (8-9) won at Le Pin Au Haras 1m 4f mdn gd in Oct beating Kim Karala (8-13) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Ayyab 11-8fav (9-2) Mid-division, headway going well on outside 2f out, soon led, clear inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Kempton 1m 3f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct beating Elladonna (9-2) by 7 1/2l, 10 ran.
Empress Wu 33-1 (8-7) Slow into stride, behind, closed to rear of field 8f out, pushed along 5f out, never a factor, 6th of 7, 25l behind Al Qareem (9-5) at Chester 1m 4f lst stks (1) gs in Sep.
Flash Bardot 5-2 (9-3) Prominent, led before 1f out, quickly asserted inside final furlong, ran on strongly near finish, easily, won at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Oct beating Dark Jedi (9-11) by 6 1/2l, 7 ran.
Ghara (8-13) 6th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Shembala (8-13) at ParisLongchamp 1m 6f lst stks gs in Sep.
Greysful Storm (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Waited with in rear, headway when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, stayed on in 2nd inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Royal Mila (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp fll (3) sft in Sep.
Luckin Brew (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Led early, mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, well beaten final 2f, last of 7, 15 1/4l behind Royal Rhyme (9-0) at Ayr 1m 2f lst stks (1) gs in Sep.
Malka (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) Soon steadied mid-division on inside, shuffled back and towards rear over 3f out, rallied and good headway on inside 2f out, led entering final furlong, clear inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep beating Mordor (9-7) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.
Safety Catch 7-4fav (9-2) Tracked front pair, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on dourly to lead final 110 yards, won going away, won at Pontefract 1m 4f mdn stks (3) gs in Oct beating Lord Melbourne (9-7) by 2l, 4 ran.
