held up in last trio, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, not pace to challenge
wore hood in preliminaries, held up in 6th, headway on outside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
held up in last pair, pushed along 3f out, some late minor headway, never on terms
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leading pair, not clear run on inside, until gap opened over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, soon clear comfortably
in touch on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten
chased leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, help up last, pushed along 3f out, headway on outside under pressure over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
NonRunner
A valuable Listed contest which has been won by a Henry Candy trained representative in two of the past three years, but the long time absent (until recently) Uele River will have her work cut out to continue that trend today. William Haggas trained the winner of this race in 2002 with Chorist, and his contender COCONUT CREME has progressed rapidly since winning a Beverley maiden in early May and has the strongest form on offer. That said; she will need to be fully on her mettle with the likes of Indian Blessing and Serenada with not all that much to find with her on previous clashes and with Playful Sound seemingly much stronger in this grade at York on her most recent start. An exciting renewal should await the many Salisbury regulars, who will surely be rooting on one of their own in the shape of Billesdon Bess who truly adores this track.
High Hopes 5-1jfav (9-2) Slowly away in rear, some late headway, never nearer, 7th of 11, 7 1/2l behind God Given (8-5) at Newmarket 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) sft in Jul.
Playful Sound 7-2fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, driven 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Entsar (9-4) at York 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) gs in Jul.
Rosental 9-2 (9-4) Held up, headway and switched left 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Entsar (9-4) at York 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) gs in Jul.
Skiffle 15-2 (10-0) Mid-division, lost place and soon towards rear before halfway, headway on outside over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never on terms, 5th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Billesdon Bess (8-5) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp fll (2) sft in Aug.
Uele River 16-1 (10-0) Soon tracking leader, led 2f out, soon edged left, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 3l behind Standing Rock (8-11) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp fll (3) gf in Jul.
Billesdon Bess 7-1 (8-5) Made all, hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp fll (2) sft in Aug beating Titi Makfi (8-12) by 1l, 9 ran.
Coconut Creme 20-1 (9-0) Held up well off the pace in last trio, plugged on inside final furlong, never a factor, 7th of 12, 6 3/4l behind Coronet (9-0) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gf in Jun.
Indian Blessing (8-11) 4th of 8, 1l behind Araaja (8-11) at Vichy 1m 2f lst sft in Jul.
Serenada 7-1 (8-5) Held up, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 11, 13 1/2l behind God Given (8-5) at Newmarket 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) sft in Jul.
Somethingthrilling 7-2jfav (9-4) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, kept on in closing stages, but never going pace to threaten, last of 8, 1 3/4l behind Chevallier (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp (3) pol in Jan.
