mid-division, ridden to chase winner 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 5f out, soon lost place and weakened over 2f out
led until headed well over 2f out, kept on, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, headway 3f out, stayed on to take modest 3rd well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear in touch, ridden over 3f out, no headway final 2f
Tonnante looks a progressive type and he can land this event with Doctor Scott and Champagne Shadow the most likely to chase him home. Sir Mark Prescott is a master at upping horses in trip and finding bundles of improvement and this filly is a case in point. She was good value for her winning margin at Musselburgh last time and she looks like one to stay on the right side of. Doctor Scott ran respectably at Lingfield last time on his first try on the polytrack. He is not the most consistent and he is probably better over further, but he is respected nonetheless. Champagne Shadow ran a blinder behind Bold Adventure here last time, and a reproduction of that effort would make him competitive today. Fretwork ran respectably last time and could be worth another try over this trip, but Tonnante looks to be a filly on the upgrade and she can win again.
Salute (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Mid-division, ridden and lost place and weakened over 3f out, 9th of 11, 28l behind Elopement (10-5) at Ascot 1m 4f amt hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Sept.
Champagne Shadow (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, shaken up 4f out, led inside final furlong, soon edged left, headed near finish, 2nd of 12, hd behind Bold Adventure (7-13) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sept.
Doctor Scott 16-1 (9-3) Slowly away, not travelling well in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, no danger, 4th of 13, 3l behind Polish Power (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Fretwork 20-1 (9-4) Soon steadied into mid-division, not clear run over 1f out, stayed on to go 4th inside final furlong but no chance with leaders, 4th of 13, 10l behind Kahara (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 6f 3yo hcp (4) gd.
Mister Completely (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong to go 2nd near finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 16, 6l behind Highland Legacy (9-0) at Newbury 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Tonnante 2-1fav (8-11) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sept beating Sonara (8-8) by a nk, 9 ran.