raced keenly, prominent, bumped 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
in rear, ran wide bend over 3f out, no chance final 2f
led over 3f, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
in rear, pushed along halfway, wide entering straight, never on terms
raced keenly, held up towards rear, came wide entering straight, headway under pressure over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on
soon with leader, led halfway, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra towards finish
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace
soon ridden along in rear, tailed off halfway
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, never dangerous
raced keenly, in touch, every chance 1f out, kept on
prominent, ridden when hung left 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, effort under pressure over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on
in rear, switched right and headway entering final furlong, ran on well, nearest finish
A speculative nomination goes the way of SWINGFIRE, who is selected ahead of Silent Hero and It's Toast in this minefield of a race. There are pitfalls aplenty, though. So a careful monitoring of the betting for those towards the bottom of the weights is advised for those looking for any chinks in the handicapper's armour. It's Toast is bred to be a sprinter but was doing her best work near the finish over seven furlongs at Doncaster last month. This is an easier assignment and the daughter of Diktat has little to find to make the frame; if she handles this firmer surface, that is. The same comments apply to Silent Hero, whose steady improvement culminated with a victory on the All Weather at Southwell at the start of this month. He races off an 8lb higher mark today, so needs to be at his very best to sway the verdict in his direction. Therefore, it can also be profitable to factor in a play with Swingfire, who will be suited by the conditions, is a winner over the trip and, having gone close in a better race than this at Newmarket 11 days ago, he can only benefit from his rider's 7lb claim today.
Dakota Hills 7-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner well over 1f out, kept on, not pace to challenge winner, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Court Approval (9-1) at Great Leighs 5f 2yo mdn auc (4) pol.
Cavendish Road (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, 13th of 16, 18l behind Swift Chap (9-0) at Sandown 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Night Lily (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up, hampered over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 19l behind Calahonda (8-12) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Swingfire (USA) 16-1 (7-6) Held up, headway under pressure over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Johnmanderville (8-1) at Newmarket 7f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Silent Hero 3-1jt-fav (9-3) Slowly into stride, headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 9, nk behind Atabaas Allure (9-7) at W'hampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Sparkling Crystal (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Chased leader, upsides and every chance entering final furlong, rallied strongly towards finish, just held, 2nd of 10, hd behind Rocket Rob (9-1) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Peninsula Girl (IRE) 9-4fav (9-0) Pressed leaders to 2f out, no quicken over 1f out, soon one pace, 7th of 15, 11l behind Tropical Paradise (9-0) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) gs in Aug.
Whispering Spirit (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden 2f out, one pace, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Via Mia (9-0) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol.
Mymateeric 16-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, no impression final 2f, 6th of 10, 6l behind Rafiqa (9-3) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Ykikamoocow 14-1 (7-12) Dwelt and behind, soon ridden along, never troubled leaders, last of 5, 8l behind Dispol Kylie (8-1) at Thirsk 5f 2yo hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Peter Grimes (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) In touch, every chance 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 6th of 18, 10l behind Orsippus (8-10) at Goodwood 1m 2yo mdn auc (5) sft in Aug.
Perfect Friend 8-1 (7-12) In rear, not much room briefly over 3f out, headway 2f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong to lead near finish, won at Bath 5f 2yo mdn fll aut (6) sft beating Caledonia Princess (7-10) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Deal Clincher 12-1 (8-12) Behind, ridden and staying on when badly hampered inside final 2f, kept on after but not time to recover, 5th of 10, 6l behind Al Sabaheya (8-12) at Brighton 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) gs in Aug.
It's Toast (IRE) 6-1 (8-3) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden along and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 16, 7l behind Dream In Waiting (8-1) at Doncaster 6f 2yo fll hcp (2) sft.
