held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, headway 3f out, pushed along to chase leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
close up, chased leader 3f out, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
in touch, headway 3f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
close up, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
held up, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
in rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders
keen pressed leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
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Sagaciously won at Goodwood the last time she competed in a handicap but she’s 7lb higher today. Sharja Queen took a 14lb hike in the weights for winning at Salisbury in July and had earlier been beaten by Sightline at Chester. Imshivalla ran well at this level at Ayr recently and is preferred to recent Class 4 winners Pure Fantasy, High Hopes and Malmoosa while Paul Hanagan prefers the latter to both Shafafya and Zaakhir. HAGGLE wasn’t beaten that far at Sandown despite finishing only sixth and was runner-up at Goodwood before that. Stepping up to middle-distances for the first time here, the Cumani filly, a half-sister to a couple of 1m2f winners, gets the nod.
Sagaciously (IRE) (8-12) 9th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Meliora (8-12) at Fontainebleau 1m 2f lst stks gd in Sep.
Sharja Queen 6-4fav (8-7) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Chain Of Daisies (9-2) at Salisbury 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) gf in Aug.
Dessertoflife (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Raced wide, in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway when edged left over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Motdaw (8-8) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp fll (2) gs in Sep.
Haggle 11-4 (9-5) Behind, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 6th of 10, 2l behind Sacred Act (9-4) at Sandown 1m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Sightline 7-4fav (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon every chance, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 10 3/4l behind Playful Sound (8-12) at York 1m 2f hcp fll (3) gf in Jul.
Persun 7-2 (9-9) Held up in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, soon switched right, ridden 2f out, 4th and one pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Muraabit (9-12) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Malmoosa (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Aug beating Wapping (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Pure Fantasy 10-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden and ran on well inside final furlong, edged right near finish, led final strides, won at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Sep beating Cape Banjo (8-13) by hd, 11 ran.
Shafafya 8-1 (8-7) Held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Motdaw (8-8) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp fll (2) gs in Sep.
Zaakhir (IRE) 15-8 (9-4) Tracked leaders, lost place and behind over 4f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 4th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Sunscape (8-9) at Bath 1m 2f hcp fll (4) fm in Aug.
Imshivalla (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Soon led, hard ridden over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, soon rallied, edged right closing stages, kept on same pace, 3rd of 14, 3/4l behind Snoano (9-4) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
High Hopes 9-2 (9-4) Slowly away, in rear, headway over 2f out, led on bit 1f out, hard held, won at Ffos Las 1m 2f hcp fll (4) sft in Sep beating St Mary's (9-3) by 1l, 6 ran.
