held up behind, headway 2f out, driven to chase leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up behind, driven and headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on, never troubled leaders
chased leaders, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden to chase leading pair 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, no impression
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened
with winner, effort to challenge 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on and every chance until no extra towards finish
made virtually all, hard pressed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, held on under pressure final furlong
LEITZU edges the nod ahead of Luv U Noo in a closely-knit handicap. Tatiana Romanova and Refuse To Wait can scrap it out as the best of the rest. The former may have needed a couple of starts to bring her to the boil this season, so it's Richard Fahey's representative that may hold the edge in that personal battle. Luv U Noo handles most types of ground and is taken as the biggest threat to the selection. However, this season's record tells that Leitzu has been very unlucky not to have added to her tally before now and this versatile daughter of Barathea appeals as the one most likely to pull out all the stops if this develops into a scrap for the line.
Dubai Legend 20-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, soon eased, last of 16, 24l behind Cawdor (9-1) at Nottingham 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Celtic Lynn (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, effort over 2f out, soon carried left, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 7l behind Whirly Dancer (8-13) at Doncaster 7f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gf in Jul.
Tatiana Romanova (USA) 28-1 (8-12) Behind on outside, outpaced over 3f out, never dangerous, last of 9, 13l behind Forest Crown (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Dolly Royal (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Newcastle 7f 3yo fll stks (5) gf in Jun beating Jemima Nicholas (8-12) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Luv U Noo 2-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, in touch, headway over 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong, kept on strongly, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Gifted Apakay (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Leitzu (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, chance when short of room inside final furlong, switched right and rallied to go 2nd post, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Perfect Ch'i (9-7) at Yarmouth 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Silly Gilly (IRE) 7-2fav (9-13) In touch, outpaced 3f out, kept on same pace under pressure final 2f, no impression, 6th of 13, 6l behind Strike Force (9-10) at Beverley 1m am hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Refuse To Wait (IRE) 3-1fav (8-10) Went right start, towards rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 23l behind Whispered Times (8-12) at Newcastle 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Always Dazzling 16-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 6l behind Malcheek (9-12) at Redcar 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Clumber Place 18-1 (8-9) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, hard ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 10th of 14, 7l behind Polish World (9-12) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
