held in touch, chased leaders over 2f out, soon outpaced, behind over 1f out, tailed off
tracked leaders in 4th, ridden and effort inside final 2f, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd and held towards finish
held up in touch in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, held on
led, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, beaten when eased inside final furlong
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 3f out, led narrowly 2f out, soon ridden, headed when edged left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
tracked leader to 3f out, in touch, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, held near finish
Jamie Osborne is really struggling to find a race for Dark Avenger and the fitting of blinkers here smacks of desperation. FAERY SONG hasn't been easy to place either but she's only been raised a pound since a close-up third over a similar trip at Leicester and is the most likely winner of this ahead of Lingfield fourth Approaching and Pink Diamond, who is back on the same mark as when successful over track and trip just over a year ago but hasn't shown much since. Ruzeiz has an absence to overcome but could figure if fully wound-up.
Ruzeiz (USA) 5-4fav (9-9) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never a threat, 3rd of 6, 7 1/2l behind Celestial Bay (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Approaching (IRE) 25-1 (9-12) Close up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 5l behind Classic Villager (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Faery Song (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) In touch, outpaced halfway, headway when not clear run over 2f out, switched left to challenge over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Revision (8-5) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Dark Avenger (USA) 3-1fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and no impression when hung left over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 7l behind Perfect Rhythm (9-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Pink Diamond 25-1 (9-0) Soon led, headed 7f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 4th of 7, 6 3/4l behind Biotic (9-12) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Zubaidah 9-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 22 3/4l behind Phantasmagoric (9-0) at Ffos Las 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Jul.