towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden when weakening over 1f out
dwelt, always behind
tracked leader, led well over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon beaten
mid-division, effort when outpaced over 2f out, staying on towards finish
led, headed well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up behind leaders, ridden and outpaced 3f out, some late headway towards finish
held up, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on final furlong
The unexposed Somersault gets the nod over Shabla, while Let Slip, Apsara and Wasalat have little to find to get competitive and are also worth considering for placepot selections in a wide open contest like this. Wasalat is closely matched with Apsara after their encounter at Hamilton earlier in the week. However, she has become an expensive character to side with and is not one to rely upon to find extra in a finish. Apsara also fits that billing and, having found life tough off this mark in the past, she also has a few too many cracks in her profile to just smooth over today. Let Slip has held her form well this term and is a credit to her connections. She races off the same mark as for her Lingfield success and a bold bid cannot be ruled out. Lake Shabla has more to offer and is worth noting in the betting. However, the form of Somersault's latest start received a good boost at Salisbury on Wednesday and she is expected to be a tough nut to crack now that she has got her act together.
Let Slip 4-1fav (10-0) Held up towards rear, headway 4f out, ridden 2f out, ran on well to lead close home, won at Lingfield 1m 2f fll hcp (5) pol in Jul beating Lunar River (8-7) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Wasalat (USA) 28-1 (9-0) Dwelt and behind, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 10, 5l behind Bolton Hall (8-9) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Apsara 9-2 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Bolton Hall (8-9) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
And Again (USA) 12-1 (8-9) Held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 5th of 8, 10l behind My Petra (9-0) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo fll hcp (4) gf.
Gelder 4-1fav (9-6) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 14, 5l behind Wagtail (9-5) at Windsor 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Word Perfect 8-1 (9-12) In touch, ridden over 2f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 16, 4l behind Stamford Blue (8-8) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in May.
Cheviot Heights 6-4fav (8-5) Led 3f, soon hampered, outpaced over 3f out, weakened and eased 2f out, 4th of 5, 26l behind Brigadore (8-10) at Redcar 1m 3f mdn aut stk (6) frm in Jun.
Somersault 7-1 (8-12) Held up behind leaders, headway over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Thirsk 1m mdn stk (4) gd beating Hunters' Glen (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Lady Disdain 22-1 (8-2) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 10, 18l behind Nelsons Column (9-4) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Ma'am (USA) 5-1 (9-5) Always last, pushed along over 4f out, never a factor, last of 8, 12l behind Pine Cone (9-7) at Newbury 1m 2f fll hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Lake Shabla (USA) 8-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 6, 13l behind Short Skirt (8-12) at York 1m 2f 3yo fll Grp 3 (1) gs in May.
