close up in rear, headway to chase leader over 2f out, led entering final furlong, ran on
led 1f, tracked leader, led again 3f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace
led after 1f, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out
raced wide tracked leaders, edged right and pushed along over 3f out, weakened final furlong
DAME ETHEL SMYTH has to be forgiven a poor effort at Windsor last time but was beaten only ahead at Yarmouth before that when finishing in front of Infinitive. The latter looks the main danger to the Gosdens’ filly unless Ring Fenced improves for this shorter trip having finished fourth at Wolverhampton. La Belle Vie looks up against it in this company.
Dame Ethel Smyth 9-4fav (9-11) Tracked leader until ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 11 3/4l behind Wisper (9-13) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gd in Oct.
Infinitive 12-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, stayed on without troubling leaders, 5th of 10, 3l behind Pawapuri (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 2f mdn fll stks (5) gs in Sep.
La Belle Vie 15-2 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 11th of 14, 17 1/4l behind Largo Bay (10-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Ring Fenced 33-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Kensington (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Oct.