held up in mid-division, slightly hampered over 2f out, headway on inside over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged right near finish
raced wide early, tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and kept on one pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, no impression
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led briefly inside final furlong, kept on one pace
dwelt, pushed up to soon track leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
held up, struggling from 3f out
raced wide held up, kept on, not trouble leaders
in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, in rear, not trouble leaders
Richard Hannon's Bilko Pak takes a big drop in class here having run in Newbury's valuable Weatherby's Super Sprint and a decent handicap at York in his last two starts so has to be strongly considered but the son of Barathea has been done few favours with a draw in stall 11 and a better bet looks to be HORTENSIA, who gets the verdict. Mick Channon's filly won by a short-head when dropped to this grade at Hamilton two starts ago but earlier form in handicaps including on the Polytrack is solid and he looks worth backing from stall four. Chepstow maiden winner Scommettitrice and Nottingham scorer Second Encore are others to consider but Hortensia makes plenty of appeal and is preferred.
Bilko Pak (IRE) 40-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 13th of 15, 13l behind Puddle Duck (8-8) at York 6f 2yo hcp (2) gd in Aug.
My Lord 11-2 (8-13) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, driven and stayed on towards finish, just failed, 2nd of 12, hd behind Captain Loui (8-11) at Yarmouth 6f 2yo sll (6) gf in Jul.
Silly Billy (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Led until hung left on 1st bend and headed after 1f, chased leader, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Dubai Affair (9-7) at Kempton 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Aug.
Hortensia (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden along halfway, no impression on leading trio over 1f out, 4th of 5, 1 3/4l behind Mappin Time (9-2) at Ripon 5f 2yo stks (3) gd in Aug.
Press Release 11-2 (8-10) Slowly away, in rear, never a factor, 6th of 8, 14l behind Nellie Ellis (8-9) at Beverley 5f 2yo clm (5) gf in Jul.
The Best Mode (IRE) 13-2 (8-11) Chased leaders, weakened just over 1f out, 5th of 12, 8l behind Diamond Vine (8-11) at Chepstow 6f 2yo sll (6) gd in Aug.
Bachelor Knight (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden halfway, never dangerous, 7th of 17, 16l behind Fred Willetts (9-2) at Ripon 6f 2yo sll (5) gd in Aug.
Emperorsnewclothes (IRE) Holy Roman Emperor colt out of On Air.
Winding Hill Diktat filly out of Eurolink Artemis.
Scommettitrice (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 11l behind Jameela Girl (9-6) at Goodwood 5f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Second Encore 33-1 (9-4) Raced wide held up, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 4th near finish, never a factor, 4th of 7, 3l behind Sadafiya (9-6) at Lingfield 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Mayfair Princess 50-1 (8-12) Outpaced throughout and always in rear, 11th of 12, 23l behind Electric Waves (8-12) at Newbury 5f 2yo fll Listed stks (1) gd in Aug.
Mijanou Bertolini filly out of Bardot.
