taken to post early, pulled hard led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, soon eased
prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, lost 3rd near finish
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
prominent, led 3f out, ridden and headed narrowly just inside final furlong, edged right and ran on, just held
dwelt close up, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong, went 3rd near finish
held up in touch, headway on bit 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly just inside final furlong, edged left and ran on
Starbound landed the odds in a weak maiden at Brighton last time and her second at Wolverhampton before that is actually stronger form. However, CELESTYNA was unfancied when scoring at Folkestone last month under today's apprentice, but she won a shade cosily as it turned out and Sir Henry Cecil's filly is taken to make a winning handicap debut. Swift Bird was a couple of lengths behind the selection last time, while Lucy Limelites and Empress Charlotte need to find a bit more off their current marks to figure in this. Beyeh is dropped in class and could prove a bigger threat.
Celestyna 10-1 (8-5) Walked to post, held up in touch, headway and switched right inside final furlong, ran on to lead final strides, won at Folkestone 7f 3yo mdn aut (6) gf in Jul beating Semmsu (9-3) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Lucy Limelites 8-1 (9-3) Soon led, driven over 2f out, narrowly headed 2f out, still pressing leaders under pressure over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Sacred Shield (9-6) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo fll hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Beyeh (IRE) 7-1 (7-13) Chased leading trio, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final 3f, 7th of 8, 14l behind Golden Aria (9-2) at Salisbury 1m 2f flls hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Swift Bird (IRE) 3-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon one pace, 4th of 7, 3l behind Celestyna (8-5) at Folkestone 7f 3yo mdn aut (6) gf in Jul.
Starbound (IRE) 1-3fav (8-12) Led 3f, chased leader, driven to lead and edged left inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Brighton 1m 3yo mdn (5) gf in Jul beating Mister Ben Vereen (9-3) by 1l, 6 ran.
Empress Charlotte 9-4fav (8-7) Held up mid-division, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 5th of 8, 3l behind Cross Culture (9-5) at Epsom Downs 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.