held up in 4th, headway and wide entering straight, ridden and effort over 1f out, stayed on to press winner inside final furlong, held towards finish
slowly into stride, always in rear, weakened 2f out
led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair final furlong
held up in 5th, driven to chase leaders 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms
tracked leading pair, driven 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, no impression final furlong
tracked leader, led inside final 2f, stayed on when pressed inside final furlong, held on towards finish
You Look So Good was having her first start since May when third at Kempton last month. Dropping back a furlong today, she should be in the mix again but a chance is taken on DARING DRAGON. The latter finished runner-up at Lingfield at the end of last season and won't have to improve much on that to figure on his belated return to action. Artistical is preferred to the more exposed Messageinabottle on only his third start.
Daring Dragon 12-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, hung left under pressure inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Intrepid (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Somerton Star 33-1 (9-5) Held up in mid-division, ridden and outpaced in 5th over 2f out, struggling well over 1f out, eased when no chance inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 19l behind Mount Tiger (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Jun.
Shelling Peas 100-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, last of 12, 19l behind Princess Spirit (8-9) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Diva Delight (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Dwelt, in rear, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 9l behind Little Choosey (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Sep.
Messageinabottle (USA) 16-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 7l behind Illustrious Prince (9-4) at Redcar 7f app hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Sep.
You Look So Good 7-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and not much room 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Havelovewilltravel (9-0) at Kempton 1m mdn auc stks (5) pol in Sep.
Artistical (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Chased leaders stand side, chased winner over 3f out, one pace and took an overall 3rd close home, 3rd of 7, 11l behind Favourite Treat (9-5) at Chepstow 7f mdn stks (5) sft in Sep.