tracked leader, ridden 2f out and no impression, jinked right 1f out, soon beaten
made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly and drew away inside last, unchallenged
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and slightly hampered 1f out, always held
dwelt, held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd 1f out, kept on but no chance with winner
Danville has a claim at his best but faces four last-time winners. There's little between the quartet - all are distance winners with no major negatives about them. The tactical key to the contest is that all four like to be held up and arrive late on the scene, so we will hope Danville sets a decent pace to aim at. It's a tricky puzzle but STAR OF VALOUR did impress when scoring here this month, has only been raised 3lb as a result and gave the impression there's more to come under optimum conditions. He's just preferred to Precisely, who will benefit from the Davies claim and who shows a pleasing attitude to her work. New Heights seeks the hat-trick and must be respected but is 9lb higher for her latest wins, whilst Nuble can go well too but is back up to a career-high mark.
New Heights 7-2 (10-0) Rear mid-division, pushed along and headway 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead narrowly 110 yards out, always doing enough, won at Sandown 1m 1f hcp fll (5) gf in Jul beating Follow That Star (9-7) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Danville 10-1 (10-1) Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 7 1/4l behind Hathlool (9-12) at Leicester 1m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Nuble (URU) 7-1 (10-3) In touch, headway over 1f out, switched right approaching final furlong, ridden and stayed on to lead close home, won at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gf in Jul beating Lethal Touch (8-2) by nk, 7 ran.
Pride Of Nepal 9-2 (9-7) Towards rear, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug beating Star Of Valour (9-5) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Precisely 85-40fav (10-1) Held up in rear, in touch, pushed along and headway over 2f out, pressed leader over 1f out, ridden 1f out, led narrowly well inside last, stayed on well, just prevailed, won at Ffos Las 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Jul beating Gaius (9-9) by shd, 6 ran.
