slowly into stride, held up until good headway on outside 5f out, tracked winner 4f out, driven upsides 2f out, hung right but still challenging from over 1f out, just failed
tracked leader to over 7f out, chased leading pair until 2f out, soon weakened
headway to track leader over 7f out, led over 4f out, joined and driven from 2f out, held on gamely throughout final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
always behind, driven and struggling over 3f out
Nonrunner
Proposal can make the most of the weight that she receives from Cormorant Wharf, with Trifti also worth a mention. Proposal has started to show a bit of potential of late, and was not beaten too far when third against her own age-group here last time. Tony Carroll's filly can make the most of the weight that she receives from most of her rivals today to lose her maiden tag, aided by the fast ground on the Turf course. Cormorant Wharf is vastly more experienced, but three wins in 36-starts is hardly inspiring. He has in the main been confined to amateur riders' affairs over the past 12-months, but showed a bit of zip at Newbury last time, and today has the stronger handling of Jim Crowley to help. Trifti was upped markedly in trip here a fortnight ago, and was held up to get the trip, which he did not. This drop back in distance may still stretch his stamina, and a watching brief is advised, with preference for Proposal, who has more scope.
Cormorant Wharf (IRE) 9-1 (10-3) Behind, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 3 1/2l behind Sawwaah (10-5) at Newbury 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Zirkel (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 6, 29l behind Street Life (9-2) at Leicester 1m 2f hcap (5) sft in May.
Muraco 5-1jt-fav (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 5f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 16, 9l behind Hypoteneuse (9-4) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo mdn hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Rashida 9-1 (8-6) Led and soon headed, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 6l behind Master Wells (9-7) at Chepstow 1m 4f app hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Trifti 25-1 (9-3) Held up, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on, not reach, 4th of 14, 2l behind Champagne Shadow (9-6) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jul.
Liameliss 66-1 (8-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place 6f out, soon tailed off, last of 11, 35l behind Gaelic Roulette (8-12) at Lingfield 2m hcap (6) gf in May.
Winforjoe (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden halfway, soon behind, tailed off, last of 14, well behind Inchinata (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn fll (5) pol in Jul.
Proposal 10-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, 2nd 6f out, ridden 3f out, no chance with winner from 2f out, lost 2nd final stride, 3rd of 14, 5l behind Gib (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Jul.