Puffable represents last year’s winning yard though the Brighton winner ran below par when favourite at Newbury last time. Expeditious won on the all-weather before beaten on soft ground at Goodwood but Lost Angel never figured dropped back down to 5f last week having run well over today’s trip at York before that. Another chance goes to HOOF IT HOOF IT, who struggled in Listed company on her latest start but makes her handicap debut here having won a novices race at Newbury earlier.
Lost Angel (IRE) 3-1 (9-9) Off the pace in last pair, some late moderate headway, never on terms, 5th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Safari Dream (9-7) at Windsor 5f (4) gd in Sep.
Hoof It Hoof It (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 14 1/4l behind Shouldvebeenaring (9-5) at Ripon 6f lst stks (1) gd in Aug.
Puffable 9-4fav (9-8) Raced keenly chasing leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden hung left and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 12l behind Felix Natalis (9-2) at Newbury 6f (5) gf in Jul.
Expeditious 9-4jfav (8-10) Tracked winner, ridden and lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 3l behind Love Affairs (9-4) at Goodwood 6f fll (2) sft in Sep.
