chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, weakened and eased 1f out
unseated rider start
awkwardly away, headway to lead after 1f, ridden inside final furlong, headed 1f out, soon no chance with winner, lost place well inside final furlong
hampered by loose horse start, mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd briefly well inside final furlong, no chance with winner
led 1f, tracked leader, switched left well over 1f out, ridden to lead again 1f out, soon clear, easily
stumbled slightly start, chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, weakened and eased inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, never on terms
carried left soon after start, behind and soon outpaced, switched left to wide outside 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner
dwelt, behind until ridden and stayed on from over 1f out, never nearer
John Berry does not have that many runners and they always need to be considered when sent out but Batgirl needs to improve on form shown previously this term to get the better of ROSILIANT, who gets the vote ahead of Kate Skate. Gay Kelleway's filly makes her reappearance off what seems a fair mark having slipped to a rating of just 59 and she has claims if fit for her return to action. John Dunlop's Many A Slip has given little sign of encouragement in three previous outings this season having been beaten over 87 lengths combined in them and of more interest may be the lightly raced Music Lover, who makes his handicap debut today off a realistic mark of just 61. Musical Delight made an encouraging return in a Kempton claimer in April and could be of interest first time in this grade but it is hard to oppose the selection, Rosiliant. The Clive Cox-trained filly has improved with each start this term and having lost no caste in defeat when narrowly beaten by Mandhooma at Brighton last time she looks worth backing to go one better today.
Many A Slip 33-1 (9-5) Squeezed out start, always behind, last of 14, 18l behind Honest Broker (9-2) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jun.
Music Lover 20-1 (9-3) Tracked leader and keen, led over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 8l behind Poltergeist (9-3) at Salisbury 7f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Jun.
Kate Skate 8-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, raced keenly, challenging 2f out, soon ridden, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 5l behind Pepi Royal (8-12) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Rosiliant (IRE) 6-1 (8-3) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon hung left, headed and no extra closing stages, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Mandhooma (8-8) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Jun.
Batgirl 33-1 (8-13) Behind headway over 1f out, never reached leaders, run flattened out inside final furlong, 7th of 15, 9l behind Bonnie Brae (9-2) at Yarmouth 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jun.
Musical Delight 33-1 (8-11) In touch in 5th, went 4th 3 out, soon ridden, one pace, 4th of 6, 5l behind Craicattack (8-11) at Kempton 6f 3yo clm stks (6) pol in Apr.
Rosetta Hill 50-1 (8-5) In touch, losing place when hung left well over 1f out, 12th of 16, 14l behind Hot Pursuits (8-12) at Windsor 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Oct.
Master Of Song 66-1 (8-10) Ran loose before start and covered one circuit, steadied start, soon behind, never a factor, 8th of 10, 8l behind The Love Guru (9-1) at Southwell 6f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
Barastar 33-1 (8-2) Always in rear, 7th of 9, 17l behind Dubawi King (8-8) at Hamilton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
