in touch, raced keenly, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
led, ridden well over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened 2f out
held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and switched right well over 1f out, no response
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, stayed on
chased leader until ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong to retake 2nd near finish
held up towards rear, came wide entering straight, edged left and headway 1f out, not troubled leaders
prominent, went 2nd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
mid-division, raced keenly, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden well over 1f out, never dangerous
in rear, pushed along over 4f out, never dangerous
Money for Shanghai Star or Easterly Breeze would be interesting, however the vote is given to CANTON ROAD. The selection shaped better in defeat last time out at Southwell when held behind Eightdaysaweek. That was in first-time blinkers and although he goes without the accompanying tongue-tie this evening, the feeling is that this well-bred gelding should give a bold show. Playful Asset is likely to be popular given the jockey booking but she is likely to be a false price and she has stamina to prove anyway, so a bigger threat should be Ghufa for whom the return to this trip would be likely to be a plus. Easterly Breeze tries the blinkers for the first time and the step back up in trip could feasibly suit; George Baker looks an intriguing jockey booking. Front-runner Wind Flow would be a danger if allowed a soft lead but of late he has been doing too much in front, and therefore the 72-rated Shanghai Star looks of more interest with a claiming jockey easing his burden. Carmel Maria represents shrewd connections so it might be wise to not take too dogmatic a stance about her chances given the fact she has lots to find on the ratings. Tricky stuff really, but preference is for Canton Road.
Shanghai Star (IRE) 3-1fav (9-12) Held up, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, never able to challenge, 5th of 8, 18l behind Miss Ferney (8-10) at Redcar 1m 2f sell stks (6) gf in Aug.
Wind Flow 10-1 (9-10) Tracked leader, led over 9f out, ridden over 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 17l behind Rose Row (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Aug.
Den Maschine 8-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon every chance, weakened final furlong, 10th of 15, 9l behind Miss Ferney (8-11) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-52 (6) gf in Aug.
Easterly Breeze (IRE) 10-1 (9-11) Soon disputed lead, headed before straight, weakened 2f out, 13th of 14, 13l behind Miss Minnies (9-4) at Dundalk 1m hcp 50-70 pol in Aug.
Ghufa (IRE) 10-3 (9-3) Slowly into stride, outpaced towards rear over 3f out, soon weakened, eased approaching 2f out, last of 12, well behind Don Pietro (8-12) at Bath 1m 2f 4yo sell stks (6) gd in Jul.
Carmela Maria 6-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, slightly outpaced 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong to take 2nd close home, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Pretty Officer (8-7) at Yarmouth 1m 2f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Aug.
Lady Valentino 7-2 (8-12) In touch, ridden over 2f out, chased winner well over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Miss Ferney (8-10) at Redcar 1m 2f sell stks (6) gf in Aug.
Sphere (IRE) 11-2 (9-13) Always towards rear, 9th of 13, 7l behind Inquisitress (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f app hcp 0-62 (6) pol in Aug.
Canton Road 11-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, pushed along to be in touch after 3f, tracked leading pair over 6f out, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Eightdaysaweek (8-3) at Southwell 1m 3f clm stks (5) fbs in Aug.
Playful Asset (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Hampered start, soon mid-division, headway over 4f out, effort over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 23l behind Sounds Of Jupiter (9-11) at Folkestone 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Am I Blue 33-1 (8-12) Raced wide, held up, headway to track leaders 8f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 18l behind Shesha Bear (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
Flirty (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Behind, headway on inside from over 1f out, kept on, never near leaders, 7th of 14, 6l behind Chantilly Dancer (8-2) at Yarmouth 1m 1f 3yo sll (6) gd in Jun.
