held up towards rear, pushed along and headway 3f out, weakened 2f out
dwelt, in rear, ridden 2f out, never dangerous
slowly into stride, soon tracked leader, led 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on
chased leaders in 3rd, headway over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on strongly
held up in touch, pushed along over 4f out, soon behind
pushed along towards rear, headway 3f out, one pace final 2f
led, headed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on well to take 3rd near finish
This won't take much winning so ICON DANCE should finally lose her maiden tag. Well clear of the others with an official rating, Ben De Haan's filly should take care of Green Mitas and Miguel Grau as she steps up in trip. The latter gets first-time headgear as he returns from nearly a year off the track so the newcomer Memphis Magic may prove a bigger threat given he's a half-brother to six winners.
Green Mitas (ITY) 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division, weakened over 1f out, last of 14, 25l behind Resonare (9-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Jun.
Vermeyen 25-1 (8-7) Pulled hard, soon in touch, effort over 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 10, 12l behind Guest Book (9-5) at Ffos Las 1m hcp 0-55 (6) sft in Aug.
Memphis Magic (GER) Tertullian gelding out of Maltage.
Miguel Grau (USA) 20-1 (9-3) Mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 10, 9l behind Elnadwa (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Oct '12.
Truth Hurts 7-1 (9-5) Outpaced, tailed off, 6th of 8, well behind Blighty (9-5) at Southwell 1m mdn auc stks (5) fbs in Aug.
Thecornishwren (IRE) 200-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, well behind Bling King (8-11) at Leicester 1m 2f Classified Claiming Stakes (0-75) (3-4yo) (5) gd in Sep.
Icon Dance 9-4 (9-0) Broke well, soon tracking leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 2nd of 4, 7l behind Liberty Jack (9-5) at Lingfield 7f mdn auc stks (6) fm in Jul.
The Bay Tigress 100-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, lost place 3f out, 8th of 10, 20l behind Capella's Song (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Jul.