chased far side leaders to over 1f out, soon weakened
mid-division far side, ridden and headway on inside over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never trouble leaders
in touch far side, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong
behind far side, driven and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders
mid-division far side, lost pace over 1f out, soon weakened
chased stand side leaders to over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened
behind far side, ridden and drifted right over 1f out, never on terms
chased stand side leader, lost pace 2f out, soon weakened
always behind stand side
mid-division far side, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, weakened when hampered inside final furlong, soon eased
held up stand side, headway 2f out, ridden to lead group inside final furlong, kept on but just failed
overall leader far side, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, every chance until well inside final furlong
behind far side, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged left under pressure inside final furlong, kept on
held up stand side, ridden over 1f out, never nearer
led stand side group to 2f out, soon ridden and beaten
behind far side, driven and headway over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish
in touch stand side, headway to lead group 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
in touch far side, led over all 2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, just held on
in touch far side, ridden over 1f out, drifted right and weakened final furlong
held up stand side, never dangerous
Party Princess is taken to score in the opener with Petite Mac and Borodinsky rated as the main dangers. The selection hit form last time out when beating Aahgowangowan at Nottingham and although she has a penalty for that success, now that she has found a bit of form it may be worth sticking with her. Borodinsky was a fair third behind Linden's Lady at Catterick last time but this drop in trip is not necessarily sure to suit and for that reason he is taken on. Petite Mac won well at Redcar last time when beating Nevinstown but that was only her second win in 34 attempts and the percentage call looks to be to take her on in this more competitive race. The Old Soldier is capable of getting competitive but he looks to have a little to find with a couple of his rivals today and he is not ideally drawn in stall 18. We will therefore stick with Party Princess as the one to beat.
Party Princess (IRE) 33-1 (8-1) Raced stands' side, prominent, ridden to lead overall over 1f out, stayed on, won at Nottingham 6f fll hcp (5) gd beating Aahgowangowan (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Borodinsky 11-2 (8-10) Chased leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 18, 3/4l behind Linden's Lady (8-13) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) gf.
Petite Mac 18-1 (9-7) Behind stands' side, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, led towards finish, won at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gf beating Nevinstown (9-9) by 1/2l, 19 ran.
The Old Soldier 11-2 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 6th of 18, 4l behind Borodinsky (8-10) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) gf.
Drury Lane (IRE) 50-1 (7-10) Towards rear stands' side, ridden halfway, good headway inside final furlong to lead close home, won at Ayr 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul beating Yorkshire Blue (9-3) by 3/4l, 20 ran.
Tuscan Flyer 6-1 (9-0) Led after 1f, ridden when headed 1f out, rallied and every chance, no extra, 2nd of 16, 3/4l behind Jasmine Pearl (8-8) at Brighton 6f hcp (6) frm.
Parisian Playboy 11-1 (7-10) Behind stands' side, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 16, 5l behind Val de Maal (8-8) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) sft.
Jahia (NZ) 12-1 (8-1) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, ran on final furlong, nearest at finish, 3rd of 13, 3/4l behind Tommy Smith (8-7) at Pontefract 5f hcp (5) gf.
