keen, held up, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden, every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
held up in touch, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on
led, ridden, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
keen, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, in rear but in touch, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace
Blue Eyed Miss ran well on her debut and can win this at the expense of Ben and Wiseman's Diamond. The selection comes from the Paul Blockley yard who have been quiet with the flat runners but doing well with his jumpers of late. Having said that it looks as though his team have hit form once more and Blue eyed Miss ran a blinder to finish second to Lodi at Kempton on her debut. With improvement to come she will take all the beating. Ben is more exposed with ten runs under his belt. He has shown promise on occasions put will then throw in a stinker as well. He has become frustrating to follow and although he clearly has ablity questions have to be raised about his love of the game. Wiseman's Diamond ran with credit when running fourth on his debut at Wolverhampton. Improvement will be on the cards but he will be vunerable to some other proven performers. So for the winner we return to Blue Eyed Miss.
Eastbourne 50-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 8l behind Rockfield Lodge (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol in Aug.
Ben 14-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Thunder Bay (9-2) at Sandown 5f 2yo hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Ocean Glory (IRE) Redback colt out of an unraced mare.
Cherished Song 33-1 (8-12) Started very slowly, always behind, last of 9, 11l behind Artistic License (8-12) at Folkestone 5f 2yo mdn auc (6) gf.
Ever Hopeful 10-1 (8-7) In touch, ridden and hung right over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 13, 9l behind Zaskar (8-6) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol.
Wiseman's Diamond (USA) 10-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Our Acquaintance (9-3) at W'hampton 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol.
Blue Eyed Miss (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Made virtually all, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on well, won at Sandown 5f 2yo fll mdn aut (5) gd beating Honky Tonk Sally (9-0) by 2l, 13 ran.