in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
close up, headway over 1f out, soon every chance, driven to lead towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, effort inside final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish
led, ridden and headed entering final 2f, weakened final furlong
raced wide, in touch, headway to lead entering final 2f, ridden and hung left entering final furlong, headed towards finish
slowly into stride, always in rear
keen, close up, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, kept on
raced wide, pressed leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
keen, towards rear, ridden halfway, never on terms
None of these looked like claiming a place last time let alone winning. COMPTON PRINCE has to race off a higher mark back on the all-weather but went close at Chelmsford back in March and gets a token vote on that form. Curious Fox won at Brighton in June but reverted to one of her more usual modest efforts last time while Emerald Bay was not beaten far in fourth when last at the track. Ershaad and Intense Starlet have both tumbled down the weights but it’s hard to find anything worth a mention regarding the rest.
Ershaad (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 8th of 15, 7l behind Rococoa (9-6) at Nottingham 6f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Compton Prince 25-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, plugged on from over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 9, 4 1/4l behind One Big Surprise (11-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Curious Fox 7-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, on outside, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after, 11th of 12, 11 1/2l behind Jumeirah Star (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Emerald Bay 9-1 (9-2) Close up, ridden 2f out, edged right entering final furlong, soon eased, 10th of 12, 8l behind Bond Bombshell (9-3) at Beverley 5f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Intense Starlet (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Towards rear and outpaced, ridden over 1f out, never a factor, 5th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Spirit of Zebedee (9-2) at Catterick 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Guilded Rock 16-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after, 7th of 10, 13 3/4l behind Joules (9-7) at Chepstow 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Cuban Queen (USA) 25-1 (8-9) Never nearer than mid-division, 9th of 13, 11 1/2l behind Helfire (9-2) at Windsor 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Burauq 25-1 (9-0) Raced near side and prominent in group but never on terms with far side, led group over 2f out until ridden over 1f out, weakened and no chance final furlong, 9th of 14, 10 1/2l behind Quantum Dot (9-2) at Chepstow 5f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Sun In His Eyes 100-1 (9-12) Took keen hold, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened 3f out, last of 11, 30 1/4l behind Raven's Corner (9-5) at Doncaster 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.