held up in touch, headway over 1f out, soon hard ridden, never able to challenge
chased leader, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, under pressure halfway, weakened over 1f out
made all, hard ridden when strongly challenged over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on strongly
dwelt, in touch, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened final furlong
This is a big step up in class for Ayr fifth Idler while useful juvenile Pearl Diva has yet to prove she's trained on. Minalisa looked as though she was in the handicapper's grip when only fourth at Leicester earlier this month and Represent has shot back up the weights again after winning at Salisbury. UPRISE has had a progressive profile over the last couple of months and again ran well when third off his new mark at Windsor. With Ryan Powell taking off 3lb, he can get back to winning ways as Mister Musicmaster is proving difficult to place.
Pearl Diva (IRE) 50-1 (8-10) Held up behind, not clear run and driven inside final 2f, soon ridden, never able to challenge, 8th of 11, 17l behind Gracia Directa (9-2) at York 6f flls Group 3 stks (1) gs in Jul.
Minalisa 5-2 (8-12) In rear, ridden and headway on outer over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Pale Orchid (9-6) at Leicester 6f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Mister Musicmaster 7-2 (9-7) Slowly into stride, pushed along in rear, switched right and headway 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 4th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Cats Eyes (9-0) at Bath 5f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Uprise 10-1 (9-1) Stumbled after start, held up in touch, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd post, not pace of leading duo, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Jocasta Dawn (8-12) at Windsor 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul.
Idler (IRE) 3-1 (9-9) Led narrowly, ridden and edged left over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, one pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 5l behind Argentine (9-1) at Ayr 6f app hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Represent (IRE) 2-1fav (9-2) Bumped slightly start, held up in rear, headway going well but waiting for room from 2f out, gap opened 1f out, quickened up to lead inside final furlong, readily, won at Salisbury 6f fll hcp (5) gs beating Red Mischief (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.