towards rear, weakened 3f out
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, lost 2nd post
prominent, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd post
in touch, headway 2f out, edged left entering final furlong, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
raced wide close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
keen, close up, ridden over 2f out, faded final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, weakened over 3f out
pushed along in rear, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
towards rear, headway on inner over 1f out, clipped heals and stumbled badly entering final furlong, not recover
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven to lead well inside final furlong
The action switches to the Polytrack surface for the remainder of the card and most of these can be given a chance. BEAUTY INDEX gets a token vote as he is the least exposed and open to improvement on his handicap bow. Baileys En Premier is upped 3lb for winning at Chelmsford and closely matched on collateral form with recent course runner-up Celestial Knight while both Taurian and Shifting Star were beaten less than a length on their latest starts and Starlight Symphony went close at Bath last month. Charlies Mate won over 1m4f at Kempton earlier but drops back in trip along with Approaching.
Taurian 8-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead and hung right inside final furlong, headed well inside final furlong, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 8, nk behind Zaria (8-7) at Chepstow 1m hcp fll (5) gs in Aug.
Celestial Knight 3-1fav (9-12) Dwelt, behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Legal Shark (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Baileys En Premier (FR) 9-2 (10-0) Made all, hard driven well over 1f out, ran on well, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Legal Shark (9-11) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Shifting Star (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Soon led, came to race against stands side rail from 3f out while other challengers stayed towards centre, headed over 2f out, edged left and rallied inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Pyrocumulus (9-7) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Aug.
Starlight Symphony (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, challenged over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final 2f, headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Song Of Norway (9-2) at Brighton 7f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Kubeba (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Pressed leader, every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Dark Amber (11-3) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Approaching (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Thames Knight (9-1) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Beauty Index (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, outpaced and wide into straight, ridden and wandered over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Robero (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Amazing Star (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 15, 6 1/4l behind Diaktoros (9-5) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Munsarim (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) In rear, headway on outside over 3f out, in touch when hung right and wide into straight, soon ridden, no impression after, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Omotesando (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Charlies Mate 4-5fav (9-10) Held up behind, headway 3f out, switched inside 2f out, soon challenged, ridden and every chance final furlong, kept on, just held, 2nd of 8, nk behind Mr Fickle (10-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Pink Ribbon (IRE) 15-2 (9-1) Chased leaders, led 3f out until 2f out, chased leaders, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Ivors Involvement (9-5) at Salisbury 1m hcp (5) sft in Sep.
