slowly into stride, took keen hold and soon tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon outpaced
tracked leader 2f, tracked leading pair, pushed along 3f out, lost 3rd over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 3rd over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong until edged left and dropped to 3rd final 100 yards
slowly into stride, headway to track leaders after 2f, led 2f out, hung left and flashed tail inside final furlong, always holding on
took keen hold in last pair, headway 2f out, stayed on into 2nd final 100 yards and kept on, always just held
held up last, pushed along 4f out, soon struggling, well behind final 2f
led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, chased winner and kept trying until lost 2nd inside final furlong, faded
tracked leaders, weakened inside final 3f
IF I WERE A BOY has obvious claims having won this last year and arriving this time round on the back of a second at Bath. She looks set to go close again. Dalmarella Dancer and Choral Festival have been taking it in turns to beat each other over track and trip with the former winning their latest encounter. They are hard to separate in this while Loraine has done all her winning to date on the all-weather tracks and both of Kalon Brama's wins came over shorter trips.
Loraine 10-1 (9-13) Always behind, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind May Queen (10-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp fll (5) pol in Jul.
If I Were A Boy (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Banditry (9-0) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Choral Festival 9-2 (9-9) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd appraoching halfway, ridden over 2f out, no impression when lost 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 5, 4 3/4l behind Seebeedee (9-5) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Dalmarella Dancer (IRE) 3-1fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, soon every chance, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Daisy Boy (9-12) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Kalon Brama (IRE) 22-1 (8-9) Held up, took keen hold, driven and effort over 1f out, switched left soon after, one pace and no impression, 5th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Ocean Applause (9-11) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Broughtons Berry (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Held up, weakened over 3f out, last of 10, dist behind Serenity Now (9-7) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Lily Edge 33-1 (10-3) Slowly into stride, struggling in rear halfway, always behind, tailed off, last of 8, 24 1/4l behind Thecornishcowboy (11-0) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
L Ge R 14-1 (8-9) Held up in last pair, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Mr Fickle (9-7) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
