slowly into stride, in rear, headway on outside well over 1f out, never dangerous
prominent early, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place
chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on and went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on winner
in touch, shaken up over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
mid-division, stayed on inside final furlong, went 4th close home, nearest finish
led 1f, prominent, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, stayed on, no impression on winner
prominent, led over 2f out, clear inside final furlong, easily
took keen hold, prominent, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
Welsh Rose returns to maiden company off a mark of 74 but previous attempts at 7f do not boost confidence. She has the beating of Ducissa and Caledonia Duchess on these terms, though better is expected from both Paper Faces and Jazz Cat having disappointed on their latest respective starts. Perfectly Spirited drops back in trip after a modest effort debut in soft ground at Thirsk but a chance is taken Marco Botti has PEACEFUL JOURNEY (NAP) primed for action on her belated seasonal debut as she has every chance on last year’s second at Lingfield when ahead of three subsequent winners.
Andys Girl (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Dwelt, in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Hyland Heather (9-0) at Redcar 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Sep.
Blynx 6-1 (9-0) Close up in rear, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 11 3/4l behind Roman Holiday (9-0) at Yarmouth 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Sep.
Caledonia Duchess 18-1 (8-12) Soon chasing leaders on outside, went 2nd over 3f out until ridden 2f out, chased leaders, weakened and eased inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Dynamic Girl (9-6) at Salisbury 6f hcp fll (5) gf in Aug.
Ducissa 6-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 8l behind Minminwin (9-0) at Bath 6f mdn stks (5) gs in Sep.
Paper Faces (USA) 11-4 (9-0) Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Curriculum (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Peaceful Journey 6-4fav (9-0) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Auntinet (9-0) at Lingfield 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Dec.
Perfectly Spirited 4-1 (9-0) Dwelt, towards rear, headway over 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 4th of 7, 12l behind Volition (9-0) at Thirsk 1m mdn fll stks (4) sft in Sep.
Polish Empress Equiano filly out of Polish Belle.
Race Time (USA) 33-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 19 1/4l behind Justice Smart (9-5) at Bath 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Jul.
Welsh Rose 12-1 (8-11) Took keen hold, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 7l behind Catchment (8-10) at Kempton 7f hcp fll (4) pol in Aug.
Jazz Cat (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 7th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Big Chill (9-9) at Chepstow 7f mdn stks (5) sft in Sep.
