chased leaders on outside, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on under pressure to lead towards finish
chased leader, led over 1f out, headed towards finish, kept on
upset in stalls, very awkwardly away and rider lost irons, chased leaders, behind halfway
led and raced towards centre, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong
restless in stalls, held up last, modest 4th and no impression final 3f
NonRunner
CAEN NA COILLE posted her best effort so far when dropped down in trip and beaten less than a length at Chepstow on her handicap debut. This even shorter distance could see her off the mark at the main expense of Red Romance. The latter never threatened on her handicap bow but only faded in the closing stages and could go well if avoiding a scrap for the lead with Gabriela Laura, who also likes to race prominently. Penarth Pier slips further down the weights but like the remaining pair looks no nearer winning.
Red Romance 16-1 (9-4) Soon led, headed over 5f out, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Assimilation (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Caen Na Coille (USA) 9-1 (9-6) Raced keenly, slight lead until narrowly headed over 3f out, chased leader, ridden to lead again inside final furlong, headed well inside final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Kyllachys Tale (9-6) at Chepstow 1m hcp fll (5) gf in Jul.
Gabriela Laura 14-1 (9-6) Pulled hard, led, edged left over 2f out, headed entering final 2f, weakened quickly well over 1f out, 11th of 12, 11 3/4l behind Mandocello (9-3) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gd in May.
Abuja (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Awkwardly away and slowly away always in rear, last of 12, 33 1/4l behind No Diggity (9-0) at Kempton 6f (6) pol in Oct.
So Claire 8-1 (9-1) Restless in stalls, chased leaders, went 2nd halfway, ridden and lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened well inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 3/4l behind River Dawn (9-7) at Brighton 7f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Penarth Pier (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Close up, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Magical Ride (10-2) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (6) gf in Jul.