slowly into stride, outpaced and soon behind, kept on final furlong, no chance
took keen hold, prominent, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
made all, ridden 2f out, hard pressed from over 1f out, held on
chased leaders, driven over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, ridden 2f out, strong challenge final furlong, just held
chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, well beaten over 1f out
Some guesswork needed as regards who will handle this unique surface but BHANGRA represents last year’s winning yard. She made a winning reappearance when scoring by three lengths at Windsor earlier in the month and may well shrug off a penalty and go in again. That was something Double Martini failed to do at Doncaster on his debut for new connections having won in Ireland back in May while the returning Quickly Does It has undergone wind surgery since last in action, though placed over 6f in both starts last year. Lyons Lane will need a big improvement to figure but may still prove best of the remainder.
Double Martini (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 7, 9 3/4l behind Mutafawwig (9-2) at Doncaster 6f stks (5) sft in Aug.
Bhangra 7-2 (8-11) Chased leaders on outside, led over 1f out, came clear inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Windsor 5f stks (5) gf in Aug beating Starchant (8-11) by 3l, 8 ran.
Bluella 14-1 (8-7) Prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 14 3/4l behind One Boy (8-10) at Nottingham 5f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Bluetta 66-1 (9-0) Dwelt towards rear, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 11, 27 3/4l behind Abate (9-5) at Ripon 6f mdn stks (5) sft in Jun.
Lyons Lane 6-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 9 1/2l behind Bedtime Bella (9-0) at Hamilton 6f stks (5) gs in Aug.
Quickly Does It 5-1 (8-11) Raced keenly, chased leaders, ridden and kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Promote (8-11) at Newcastle 6f stks (4) pol in Sep.