held up in rear, struggling turning home bend, never involved
held up in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, took 2nd towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace
tracked leader, led still going well 2f out, driven 1f out, kept on well
tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, driven and headed 2f out, faded inside final furlong
DELLA has gone the closest of these when runner-up at Southwell back in April. She’ll be sharper for a recent return from a lay-off and is weighted to beat Make Clear and Close Of Play. Candy Eye is another likely to improve for last month’s comeback run but Keep It Hush hasn’t raced since January.
Bringhomethebacon 33-1 (9-7) Dwelt, outpaced and pushed along early, ridden 2f out, found little and finished a short way detached, last of 4, 18l behind Almaty Star (9-7) at Lingfield 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Captain Bentley 150-1 (9-7) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten, last of 8, 16 1/4l behind Fletcher's Flight (9-5) at Redcar 6f stks (5) gd in Sep.
Candy Eye 9-1 (9-2) Led, ridden hung left and headed inside final 2f, soon lost 2nd, continued to hang left and weakened final furlong, 4th of 6, 8 1/4l behind Mezzo Soprano (9-8) at Thirsk 6f fll stks (4) sft in Sep.
Close Of Play 66-1 (9-5) Keen, tracked leading pair, ridden along over 2f out, lost position over 1f out, soon no extra, last of 10, 22 1/2l behind Lahina Bay (9-2) at Salisbury 6f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Della 6-4 (9-2) Raced keenly in 2nd, pressed leader over 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden and not pace of winner 110 yards out, 2nd of 4, 2 1/2l behind O G Beachwear (9-2) at Catterick 6f stks (5) sft in Sep.
Keep It Hush 17-2 (8-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 4, 5l behind My Genghis (10-2) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Make Clear 15-2 (9-2) Led, pushed along inside 2f out, headed just inside 1f out, soon outpaced by winner, kept on for modest second, 2nd of 4, 5l behind Almaty Star (9-7) at Lingfield 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.