keen hold, held up in rear, headway on outside 3f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out
chased leaders, driven and not quicken 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
held up in rear, made some moderate late headway
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out soon weakened
mid-division, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway on outside 3f out, led over 1f out, hard ridden final furlong, caught final strides
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
took keen hold, held up in rear, headway under pressure on outside over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, driven and stayed on to lead final strides
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon lost place
La Coveta, Trumpet Lily and Onenightinlisbon make our shortlist for this typically competitive looking handicap, with La Coveta getting the nomination. She's the highest rated horse here, recently beating better opponents over 7 furlongs at Newbury. Expect her to be prominent in the field, and if making the distance, she can hold on to land the spoils. Trumpet Lily landed a decent second spot at a big price last time out at Newbury, in trying to come from off the pace. That was in a lesser grade, but if she comes on for that, she can make the shake up. And Onenightinlisbon was a narrow second here last month; she's raced more on the all weather, but has won on the turf in this grade at Kempton. But a fairly tentative selection is La Coveta.
Sweet Gale (IRE) 3-1fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead close home, won at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun '07 beating The Fifth Member (8-9) by 1/2l, 16 ran.
Montrachet 11-4jt-fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 4th of 7, 4l behind Algarade (9-1) at Great Leighs 1m 2f fll hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Gentle Guru 10-1 (9-5) Held up behind, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace from over 1f out, 8th of 14, 8l behind Manchurian (9-2) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
Onenightinlisbon (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Led, headed after 2f, ridden 2f out, disputed lead, hard ridden final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 13, shd behind Shanzu (8-11) at Windsor 1m fll hcp (5) gf in Jun.
La Coveta (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, just held on, won at Newbury 7f fll hcp (4) gf beating Secret Night (9-13) by a shd, 9 ran.
Trumpet Lily 25-1 (9-3) Held up behind, headway going well from 2f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, always held final 100 yards, 2nd of 16, 3/4l behind Capucci (9-6) at Newbury 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Granary 2-1fav (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 2l behind Luck Will Come (9-2) at Pontefract 1m fll hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Mekong Melody (IRE) 5-1 (9-8) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on but no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 4l behind Quotation (10-0) at Salisbury 1m fll hcp (4) gf.
Run For Ede's 12-1 (9-8) Pulled hard mid-division, headway approaching 2f out, ridden to chase winner 1f out, not quicken final furlong, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Kaballero (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Shamrock Lady (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Towards rear, keen, headway over 1f out, kept on, 7th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Shanzu (8-11) at Windsor 1m fll hcp (5) gf in Jun.
