held up in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, hard ridden, kept on well under pressure
mid-division, lost place over 8f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed over 1f out, rallied entering final furlong, stayed on strongly
settled towards rear, headway over 2f out, effort over 1f out, never on terms
dwelt, pulled hard in rear, raced wide of pack from 3f out, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, soon beaten
led until over 3f out, soon under pressure, lost place well over 1f out
slowly away, towards rear until headway to chase leaders after 2f, outpaced over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never able to challenge
slowly into stride, soon driven to chase leaders, every chance over 2f out, kept on same pace close home
mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, under pressure over 3f out, soon lost place
Laashak, Warneford and Suzi's A Class Act are all similar in that they disappointed last time after going close on their penultimate starts. All make their handicap debuts today, while Groomed is another who posted a poor effort last time having scored on his handicap debut at Beverley. Mr Perceptive and Great Shot have been placed in this grade recently but need a bit more and the vote goes to BLUE DESTINATION, who takes a drop in class after his fifth over C&D last time. Today's faster ground will suit Philip McBride's charge and he is just preferred to last month's Newbury winner Silken Thoughts.
Groomed (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 19l behind Ivan Vasilevich (9-6) at Ascot 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Laashak (USA) 13-2 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, never able to get on terms, 6th of 9, 9l behind Miss Aix (8-7) at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Blue Destination 6-1 (8-12) Held up in 6th, stayed centre in straight, carried left towards main group over 2f out and driven, stayed on one pace under pressure inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Tenby Lady (9-1) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Mr Perceptive (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Held up in last pair, switched right off rails and headway 3f out, chased winner approaching final 2f, edged left and no impression on winner final furlong, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Area Fifty One (8-10) at Bath 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Great Shot 7-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged right entering final furlong, soon went 3rd, kept on, 4th of 6, 3l behind Chosen Character (9-1) at Pontefract 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
Suzi's A Class Act 12-1 (8-12) Led early, in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 17l behind Thimaar (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Jul.
With Hindsight (IRE) 11-4fav (9-6) Led 1f, chased leader until over 2f out, chased winner inside final 2f, no impression, 2nd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Highlife Dancer (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Warneford 22-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 13l behind Thimaar (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Jul.
Orthodox Lad 16-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, behind, headway when not clear run over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, went modest 4th close home, 4th of 13, 8l behind Kinyras (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.
Spirit Of Gondree (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon one pace, 5th of 18, 19l behind Carlton House (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2yo mdn (4) gs in Oct.
May Be Some Time 7-2 (8-12) Held up in touch, effort on outside travelling well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 8l behind Broughtons Swinger (8-12) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
Silken Thoughts 10-1 (8-6) Held up towards rear, headway 4f out, chased leading pair over 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, joined for that position on line, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Anatolian (9-5) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
