led, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra 1f out
slowly into stride, headway on outside 4f out, chased leader 3f out, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on
chased leader until 3f out, ridden and soon weakened
close up, ridden to chase leading pair 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in rear, ridden 3f out, kept on to take remote 3rd inside final furlong
Postage Stampe was a convincing winner of her only start as a juvenile over seven furlongs and could be anything so is hard to discount completely on her reappearance over a trip that should suit but she has yet to prove her suitability for this surface and a safer bet looks to Whatizzit, who is preferred to Moonlight Music. The last mentioned ran creditably on her debut as a juvenile behind Short Skirt but has not really progressed from that and may be best watched over a trip that she is not certain to stay. Distinctive Look has been inconsistent, while My Petra was well held on her handicap debut last time and may need dropping a few pounds. The Mark Tompkins-trained Lady Romanov is entitled to come on for her reappearance run but needs to if she is to trouble the judge and a safer bet looks to be Whatizzit, who has shown a decent level of form in two starts at Wolverhampton and is entitled to improve further for those two runs.
Distinctive Look (IRE) 11-4 (8-10) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 12l behind Shortest Day (9-4) at Pontefract 1m 2f fll hcp (3) gf in May.
Postage Stampe 14-1 (8-6) Raced far side, slowly into stride, pushed along and headway from halfway, led group over 2f out, driven clear, won at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Aug beating Neardown Beauty (8-4) by 5l, 11 ran.
Moonlight Music (IRE) 9-4 (8-12) Led, ridden 3f out, headed approaching final furlong, short of room but kept on, 3rd of 15, 2l behind Tasjeel (8-12) at Bath 1m 3yo mdn aut (6) gf.
Whatizzit 13-8 (8-9) In touch, went second over 1f out, hard ridden final furlong, led close home, won at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Dec beating Pigeon Island (9-0) by a nk, 12 ran.
My Petra 6-1 (8-7) Chased leaders in 3rd, went 2nd just inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Ogee (8-11) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gs in May.
Lady Romanov (IRE) 18-1 (9-1) Towards rear, chased along halfway, was never dangerous, 9th of 11, 8l behind Black Beauty (9-4) at Beverley 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd in May.