led, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 3f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
took keen hold, tracked leading pair, ridden inside final 3f, soon weakened, tailed off and eased final furlong
RUFFLED didn't enjoy the best of trips when racing wide at Lingfield last time but is the one to beat on earlier form for the Gosden yard. She's since joined Rae Guest and should take care of today's rivals if running anywhere near her second at Yarmouth back in August. The rest with experience have shown no worthwhile form so far with Colour My World's fifth in soft ground at Haydock the best effort. That leaves the newcomer Turnbuckle as the biggest threat and any strong support in the betting for the half-brother to a Group One winner in Australia could prove significant.
Colour My World 6-1 (9-5) Led, ridden over 2f out, soon headed and weakened, 4th of 5, 26l behind Lineman (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Just Poppy (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up, headway 3f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 13l behind Zibelina (8-12) at Newcastle 7f fll mdn stks (5) gs in Jun.
Ruffled 9-2 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 9l behind Epic Battle (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Acton Gold 14-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders halfway, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 8, 17l behind Marina Ballerina (8-12) at Southwell 1m 3f (5) fbs.
Turnbuckle Teofilo colt out of Forest Pearl.
