mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten
held up in rear, never a fator
led, driven over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, hard driven and effort over 2f out, soon weakened
soon chasing leaders, headway over 1f out, kept on well, never able to challenge
mid-division, headway 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on well
held up in mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon weakened
dwelt, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, hung left, never troubled leaders
tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, hung right under pressure over 1f out, one pace
tracked leaders under pressure over 2f out, soon faded
raced in rear, headway when hampered over 1f out, soon eased
Nonrunner
Snow Magic and Tasza are worth a market check on handicap debuts and the consistent Osgood is respected for the frame places but may once again struggle to have a winning impact. On jockey bookings ANGELENA BALLERINA appears to be the better of the Karen George entries. The visor seems to bring out the best in the filly and she is just 3lb higher in the ratings after a narrow loss by a head here last time and that is enough to convince us she can win here. Belle Park could also play a role but a bigger threat may be Madame Excelerate who is in good form at the moment. Mark Brisbourne's option has won two and narrowly come second in two races out of her last five. She has strong claims but the tentative vote is for Angelena Ballerina.
Perfect Ch'i (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Led 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 3l behind Walcot Square (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Zubova 14-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon every chance, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 4l behind My Best Bet (9-1) at Kempton 1m app hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Madame Excelerate 5-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway on inner over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 1 3/4l behind Cherry Bee (9-4) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Aldo 11-1 (9-5) Led 1f, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final 2f, 9th of 11, 12l behind Classically (9-8) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Aug.
Osgood 9-1 (9-3) Held up in last pair, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, went 3rd post, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 8, 6l behind True To Form (8-4) at Kempton 1m 3yo app hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Snow Magic (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden to go 2nd over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Doon Kalal (9-3) at Folkestone 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.
Laverre (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 16l behind Starkat (10-0) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
Bizarrely (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Raced keenly, led, driven and wide on bend 2f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 8l behind Halyard (8-11) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Tasza (USA) 66-1 (8-12) Broke well, mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 9l behind Taqleed (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 3yo mdn (5) gs in Aug.
South African Gold (USA) 14-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, towards rear when hampered over 6f out, driven and headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on to 3rd last 100 yards, kept on, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Paphos (8-7) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Angelena Ballerina (IRE) 16-1 (8-3) Tracked leader over 6f out, led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 10, hd behind Southandwest (8-9) at Wolverhampton 7f clm stks (5) pol.
Toga Tiger (IRE) 40-1 (8-13) Chased leaders on outside, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 11l behind Faithful One (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Belle Park 16-1 (9-0) Behind, headway well over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 13, 3l behind Nicholas Pocock (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol.
