led on rail, pushed along and headed soon after halfway, lost 2nd over 2f out, plugged on in well held 3rd, no extra in 4th towards finish
close 3rd out wide, pushed along halfway, hung left and weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden and every chance when edged left inside final furlong, just failed
ran green and soon off the pace in last pair, pushed along at times, shaken up inside final 2f, no great headway but went 3rd towards finish
chased leader, led soon after halfway, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, edged left and ran on gamely, all out
Little Girl Blue is penalised for winning at Bath and is also upped in trip while Love Trophy Power has failed to build on an earlier neck defeat at Kempton. Wolverhampton runner-up Ikkari went backwards over 7f here and a chance is taken on the newcomer LEAF MOTIF. A sister to a two-year-old winner and a half-sister to a couple of others, she gets the vote with William Buick doing the steering.
Little Girl Blue 10-1 (9-2) Close up, closed to challenge over 2f out and soon led, shaken up under 2f out, ridden and extended advantage 1f out, reduced lead closing stages but always holding on, won at Bath 5f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Jun beating Soi Dao (9-2) by 1/2l, 4 ran.
Infinite Appeal 150-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, 9 1/4l behind Rousay (9-0) at Chelmsford City 7f fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Ischia 14-1 (8-12) Keen early, towards the rear, asked for effort inside 2f, weakened, last of 8, 10 3/4l behind Jumbly (8-12) at Leicester 6f mdn fll stks (4) gd in Jul.
Leaf Motif Bated Breath filly out of Palmette.
Love Trophy Power 10-3 (8-13) Close up, ridden along under 3f out, kept on same pace from 2f out, no telling impression, 3rd of 9, 5 1/2l behind Mount Athos (9-4) at Thirsk 7f stks (5) gd in Jun.
Ikkari (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Close up, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Victoria Grove (9-2) at Lingfield 7f fll stks (5) pol in Jun.
