held up in touch, lost place 6f out, headway over 2f out, chased winner 1f out, no impression, lost 2nd close home
mid-division, outpaced over 4f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never nearer
led, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
last to break, always towards rear
held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner
slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on
tracked leaders, took keen hold, lost place 7f out, closed over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
held up on outside, closed over 6f out, ridden 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
A 6lb rise may prove too much for recent Lingfield winner Fruit Pastille while Water Queen will find this tougher than the Chepstow maiden race she won last month. The same comment also applies to Brisk, a maiden winner at Newcastle, while Oddysey makes her all-weather debut having been raised 4lb for finishing second at Pontefract. WAVEGUIDE is preferred as she has been competing in better company than this of late and won twice on the Polytrack earlier this year. History Book won here last season but has come up short in handicaps so far.
History Book (IRE) 9-4fav (9-10) Took keen hold, soon in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, struggling when hung right over 2f out, soon behind, 7th of 10, 12l behind Stereo Love (9-6) at Kempton 1m fll hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Oddysey (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, effort on outside 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Potent Embrace (9-5) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep.
Waveguide (IRE) 7-2 (8-13) Soon tracking leader, pushed along and every chance well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 8l behind Temptress (9-1) at Ascot 1m flls hcp 0-130 (3) gf in Jul.
Polar Eyes 8-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon no impression, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Puzzle Time (9-12) at Ripon 1m 2f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.
Water Queen 3-10fav (9-0) won at Chepstow 7f mdn fll stks (5) gd in Sep beating Persian Bolt (8-11) by nk, 6 ran.
Fruit Pastille 8-1 (8-10) Ridden from stalls to press leader, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep beating Faure Island (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Outbacker (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Close up, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Lord Franklin (9-10) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep.
Brisk 7-2 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, clear towards finish, won at Newcastle 7f fll mdn stks (5) gd in Sep beating Gharaaneej (8-13) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Dalmarella Dancer (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Anya (9-3) at Windsor 1m flls hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug.
