mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon one pace
held up in last place, pushed along 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
tracked leaders, chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly approaching final furlong, soon hung right, driven and all out
ridden to lead, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, rallied and stayed on inside final furlong
steadied start, always in rear
mid-division, improved to track leaders 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression after
pulled hard, held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed narrowly approaching final furlong, driven, short of room and bumped inside final furlong, stayed on, just held
This should be a nice swansong for DAR RE MI unless Unsung Heroine spoils the party, whilst the progressive Shreyas may be best of the rest. John Gosden's filly burst on to the scene with a stunning maiden victory in the spring but fell just short of the top bracket although there's little disgrace in having had to play second fiddle to two as good as Lush Lashes and Zarkava. Her latest defeat is a little more disconcerting but the return to racing on her own patch may enable her to reproduce her best. The clear danger is Tommy Stack's Unsung Heroine, who ran a blinder to finish second in the Leger on only her third start. The drop back in trip is no problem and you'd be hard pressed to argue with anyone who prefers to side with the unexposed Irish filly given the amount of progress that she has made in such a short space of time. Under The Rainbow returned to form when making the progressive Crystal Capella work hard in an Ascot Listed race last time but the runner-up didn't appear to be too keen to go past and the Stoute runner makes more appeal. Sail was a long way behind Shreyas at Gowran and Jim Bolger's half-sister to Youmzain and Creachadoir was only beaten half a length by Unsung Heroine on debut. This is her first run beyond 10 furlongs and she may well improve for it but we'll stick with the solid yardstick that is Dar Re Mi.
Under The Rainbow 16-1 (9-3) Held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on and closed towards finish, always held, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Crystal Capella (8-12) at Ascot 1m 4f lst fll stk (1) gd in Sept.
Armure 13-2 (8-9) Tracked leader 2f, stayed prominent, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, driven inside final furlong, all out, held on well, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Sept beating Inventor (9-5) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Crystal Capella 9-4fav (8-12) In touch, headway to lead 2f out, edged right over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, held on well, won at Ascot 1m 4f lst fll stk (1) gd in Sept beating Under The Rainbow (9-3) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Perihelion (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders in 5th, ridden and lost place over 4f out, kept on same pace straight, 10th of 28, 10l behind Suailce (8-1) at Curragh 2m prm hcp gs in Sept.
Sail (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) In rear, no impression straight, 10th of 15, 8l behind Shreyas (8-11) at Gowran Park 1m 1f fll stk Grp 3 gd in Sept.
Saphira's Fire (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) In rear, 15th straight, soon struggling, never a factor, 10th of 16, 21l behind Look Here (9-0) at Epsom 1m 4f 3yo Fll Grp 1 (1) gd in Jun.
Shreyas (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden along 3f out, close 5th on inner 2f out, switched to outer and stayed on well final furlong, narrowly led close home, won at Gowran Park 1m 1f fll stk Grp 3 gd in Sept beating She's Our Mark (9-2) by a hd, 15 ran.
Unsung Heroine (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 14, 3l behind Conduit (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 7f Grp 1 (1) sft in Sept.
Dar Re Mi (8-7) Prominent, led briefly over 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Balladeuse (8-7) at Longchamp 1m 4f Grp 2 (1) gd.
