held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra towards finish
mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, ran on to go 2nd post
tracked leader, ridden and chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
in rear, not troubled leaders
in touch, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out
keen tracked leader until slightly oupaced over 2f out, switched left 1f out, stayed on near finish
keen held up, good headway from over 3f out, led 1f out, ridden out
close up, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, headway to chase leaders 4f out, weakened 2f out
always in rear
steadied start, always in rear
Nonrunner
Now back over this trip CALATRAVA CAPE is an attractive proposition. John Dunlop's charge is 2lb better off with Aktia, who beat her by a nose over this trip at Salisbury last month. There should be little to choose between the pair once again but the Cape Cross filly is just preferred. The assessor has kept Windsor maiden winner Marywell on the same mark of 87 for this, her handicap debut and with the yard in cracking form she could go very well, while easy Ffos Las maiden scorer Western Pearl would be interesting if backed from a pitch of 85. Nafura may be able to find some improvement for this step up to 1m4f, so she is not ruled out, but the others look to have a bit to find and Calatrava Cape is suggested.
Critical Path (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, switched to inside and headway over 1f out, stayed on under strong pressure inside final furlong, never going pace to get competitive, 6th of 12, 6l behind Mirror Lake (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 2f flls Listed hcp 0-110 (1) sft in Aug.
Desert Sage 20-1 (8-9) Held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 16, 37l behind Mount Athos (8-1) at York 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Aug.
Roxy Flyer (IRE) 10-3 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, 5th of 10, 7l behind La Vecchia Scuola (10-0) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Aug.
Nafura 15-8fav (9-12) Led until over 2f out, driven over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Fastback (9-9) at Folkestone 1m 2f flls hcp 0-130 (3) sft in Aug.
Aktia (IRE) 11-2 (9-8) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, switched left and headway over 2f out, stayed on well under pressure from over 1f out to lead post, won at Salisbury 1m 4f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Aug beating Calatrava Cape (9-7) by ns, 11 ran.
Marywell 4-9fav (8-12) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon hard ridden, ran on well, won at Warwick 1m 3f mdn stks (5) gs in Aug beating Pickwick (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 8 ran.
Western Pearl 11-4 (8-12) Tracked leaders, led over 9f out, ridden 2f out, clear over 1f out, ran on well, won at Ffos Las 1m 4f 3yo fll stks (5) sft in Aug beating Strictly Lambada (8-12) by 5l, 6 ran.
Calatrava Cape (IRE) 4-1fav (9-2) In rear, headway 3f out, chased leaders when hung left over 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 6th of 15, 6l behind Activate (8-9) at Haydock 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Ethics Girl (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, kept on well, won at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf beating Lady Luachmhar (9-12) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Akhmatova 13-2 (8-13) In rear, headway on outer 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Sparkling Smile (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Granite Girl 40-1 (8-4) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 15, 15l behind Aattash (9-7) at Beverley 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Aug.
Spiritual Art 33-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon hard ridden, ran on to lead post, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Snoqualmie Star (9-4) by ns, 11 ran.
All Annalena (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Keen early, steadied to be in touch, headway to go 3rd over 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Senate (8-9) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Aug.
