dwelt, in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong kept on
tracked leader, raced far side from over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish
held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon led, headed inside final furlong, no extra
Nonrunner
The last three favourites have won - two of them three-year-olds. Paint The Star followed her maiden victory with an all-the-way success over three rivals in a classified stakes at Pontefract though faces softer ground for the first time. Quite A Story battled back after being headed to land a maiden here last month and isn't harshly treated for her handicap bow but it's another of the younger generation, MEHRONISSA (NAP), who gets the vote. She's been very highly-tried since her opening victory at Newmarket in August and takes a drop in class after her close fifth in a better race than this back at HQ a couple of weeks ago. Sarangoo, though suited by some give in the ground, is probably better over another furlong while Lead A Merry Dance has won two Class 5 handicaps and has been beaten three times from this mark and Barbs Princess has also never won a handicap at this level.
Perfect Alchemy (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Acolyte (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Sarangoo 7-1 (9-7) Raced keenly, led, joined 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened well inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 1 1/4l behind Mime Dance (10-0) at Chepstow 7f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Barbs Princess 7-2fav (9-6) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Ruby's Day (8-13) at Doncaster 5f hcp fll (4) gf in Jul.
Paint The Star (IRE) 15-8fav (9-0) Made all, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Pontefract 6f stks (5) gf in Jun beating As Good As Gold (9-0) by 2l, 4 ran.
Lead A Merry Dance 2-1fav (9-11) Tracked leader, led 2f out, soon headed, led again entering final furlong, headed final 100 yards, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Dangerous Age (9-6) at Bath 6f hcp fll (5) fm in Jul.
Mehronissa 20-1 (8-2) Keen tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Spangled (8-12) at Newmarket 7f hcp fll (2) gf in Jul.
Heartsong (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Close up, ridden over 2f out, effort 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 3 1/4l behind Invoke (9-9) at Haydock 7f hcp fll (5) gs in Jul.
Quite A Story 5-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, held on well, won at Windsor 6f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Jun beating Petit Trianon (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Boogangoo (IRE) 11-2fav (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Sculptured (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Jul.