mid-division, headway 4th out, ridden to challenge 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
raced keenly, chased leaders, outpaced 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off final 2f
mid-division, headway 4th out, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong
slowly away, behind, outpaced halfway, headway on outside 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on well under pressure to lead well inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway 3f out, no extra from over 1f out
keen, with leader, lost place 5f out, soon weakened, tailed off final 2f
slowly into stride and behind, outpaced 5f out, ridden and some headway from over 2f out, never troubled leaders
chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, weakend over 2f out
led and took keen hold, headed 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off
chased leaders to over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
never better than mid-division
In a tricky maiden, Sentry gets a narrow vote over stablemate Dombeya and Naswan Star, with Henry Cecil's pair also to be considered. Sentry has had just the one outing this season, a promising second at Newbury in April and has been absent since. The step up in trip that day did not bother the John Gosden inmate who, if fit enough, can run a big race. Stablemate Dombeya was seen running on at the one pace at Chester in August and might not appreciate the drop back in trip here. Henry Cecil sets a poser by saddling two newcomers, Fine Palette and Calonnog, while Roger Charlton introduces Crystal Choir. A bigger danger though may be Nashwan Star who has been nothing if not consistent this term and has a lot more experience than most of her rivals here. For the selection though we return to Sentry
