held up, ridden over 3f out, no impression
in touch, ridden 3f out, edged left and led inside final furlong, headed line
led, ridden over 2f out, fading when headed inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 3f out, stayed on towards finish
tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
steadied start, headway over 2f out, all out to lead line
Split Briefs may be a short price but is hard to oppose, with Le Singe Noir and Auntie Mame the ones to give her most to do. Split Briefs had shown promise as a juvenile, but failed to build on that in three outings this term. Then she turned up in a Lingfield claimer 16-days ago, and improved out of all recognition to chase home Hessian. She made plenty of ground up from the back that day, finishing with a flourish, and as this maiden does not look any better, she is taken to come good. Le Singe Noir has a number of placed efforts to his name on the all-weather, and although beatable, should be there or thereabouts again, while of the remainder, Auntie Mame, fourth at Lingfield to the odds-on Esteem Machine, in a race that has thrown up subsequent winner Demolition, has to be worth a mention at least. The rest are not, and with Seb Sanders in the saddle to ensure strong assistance, we return to Split Briefs as the answer to the finale.
King of Connacht 40-1 (9-11) Outpaced in rear, ridden well over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, 5th of 8, 7l behind Samira Gold (8-9) at Haydock 1m mdn stk (5) gf in Jun.
Le Singe Noir 9-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Muhannak (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Jul.
Auntie Mame 14-1 (8-12) In touch and keen, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 4th of 8, 15l behind Esteem Machine (9-3) at Lingfield 7f mdn aut stk (6) gs in Jul.
House Maiden (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Towards rear, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 12l behind La Vecchia Scuola (8-0) at Newcastle 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) gd in Aug.
Silent Beauty (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Towards rear, some late headway, 5th of 12, 6l behind Faraday (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Aug.
Soylent Green 100-1 (8-6) Always towards rear, 9th of 15, 27l behind Jenny Soba (8-10) at Redcar 1m 2f sll (6) gf in Aug.
Split Briefs (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, no impression, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Hessian (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 3yo clm (6) pol in Aug.
Velma Kelly Vettori filly out of 1m3f winner Possessive Artiste.