always in rear
keen early, held up on inside, not clear run over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
led 5f
tracked leaders, ridden, effort entering final furlong, kept on one pace
close up, ridden, lost place from 3f out
always prominent, led 2f out, ridden out
always behind
raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
always in rear
held up in touch, improved approaching 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
prominent over 5f
held up, pushed along over 4f out, headway on inside 2f out, not clear run entering final furlong, not recover
In the fillies handicap, Madrigale is selected ahead of Dancing Duo, Isobel Rose and Whipchord. Dancing Duo comes here on the back of a Wolverhampton win and, even though the form does not seem to amount to much, she cannot be ruled out. Isobel Rose's mark could be fair as she goes handicapping while stepping up in trip, and Grand Lucre possibly has it to prove now in handicaps, but Madrigale gained some reward for consistency when scoring over course and distance last time and, given that her mark reads as fair enough, she gets our vote in this race. Whipchord's best Turf efforts translated into all-weather runs would give her a chance and, given that this is a three-year-old handicap and that there are some lightly-raced individuals among the line-up, improvement from a number of these this season is entirely possible. Based on what we know, though, we will side with Madrigale.
Isobel Rose (IRE) 7-4fav (8-11) In touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 18l behind Eau Good (8-9) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Dec.
Kashmir Lady (FR) 20-1 (8-12) Pulled hard, close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 12, 8l behind Princess Valerina (8-12) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Oct.
Grand Lucre 10-1 (8-11) Raced on outer, held up, ridden 2f out, no impression, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 12l behind Arch of Titus (9-3) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (5) pol.
Madrigale 8-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, driven out, won at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn fll (5) pol in Mar beating Empress Olga (9-0) by 1l, 13 ran.
Nashharry (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden halfway, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Shebang (8-12) at Brighton 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) gd in Sept.
Regal Curtsy 14-1 (9-0) Led until headed over 2f out, kept on until outpaced final furlong, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 9, 6l behind Bussel (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Nov.
Whipchord (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Raced stands side, held up, headway to lead that group halfway, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 8l behind Spinning Crystal (9-4) at Folkestone 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sept.
Dancing Duo 9-4fav (8-6) Chased leader, ridden to lead well over 1f out, ran on, won at W'hampton 7f 2yo sll (6) pol in Oct beating Tokyo Jo (8-11) by 3l, 11 ran.