prominent, driven and effort when hung left over 1f out, soon under pressure, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, progress to challenge over 1f out, nearest finish
chased leaders, outpaced halfway, stayed on approaching final furlong, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, never able to challenge
chased leaders, under pressure halfway, soon outpaced, stayed on final furlong, no extra close home
made all, hard driven from over 2f out, stayed on gamely
slowly away, outpaced, never a factor
PRAESEPE was doing all of her best work at the finish last time and can improve enough to win now pitched in against her own sex, with Red Scintilla the most interesting opponent. William Haggas gave our pick a quiet education for three starts before trying her over this trip at Newmarket. Fast ground appears to suit and we hope that the long trip pays off. Red Scintilla has a Warwick win over this trip to her name but has struggled to cope with higher marks since and looks vulnerable. Sparking might do better now handicapping from a mark of just 59, while Shaluca again looks to have frame claims. Praesepe is taken to score.
Shaluca 5-1 (9-10) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 5l behind Flouncing (9-10) at Thirsk 6f fll hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Red Scintilla 8-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, chased winner 2f out, , soon ridden, stayed on final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Mark Anthony (8-13) at Pontefract 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Precious Coral (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Went right start, held up in touch, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 16l behind Amity (8-12) at Redcar 7f mdn stks 0-70 (5) fm in Jul.
Sparking 13-2 (8-5) Mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Sternlight (8-10) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Jan.
Praesepe 6-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 4th of 6, 1/2l behind Pirate's Song (9-8) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Fair Bunny 14-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on, not reached leaders, 7th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Jack Luey (8-13) at Carlisle 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
Somewhere Else 66-1 (7-11) Awkwardly away and missed break, alway detatched in rear, no chance when switched towards stands side 1f out, last of 9, 34l behind Amoureuse (7-11) at Carlisle 6f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Quaker Parrot 40-1 (9-1) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 16, 12l behind Pintura (9-9) at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.