chased leaders early, held up, ridden and effort well over 1f out, no impression
slowly into stride, held up, ridden 2f out, hung left entering final furlong, stayed on well inside final furlong, never near leaders
chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, soon no impression
tracked sole rival on stand side, ridden and headway well over 1f out, stayed on
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway well over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out
led early, prominent, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
always prominent, led well over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, ran on
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
led one rival stand side, struggling and not on terms with main group over 2f out, no danger after
chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
always prominent, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no impression on winner
soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, soon weakened
Forces Sweetheart can complete a hat-trick, with Mugeba, Only If I Laugh, Peruvian Style and Moon Forest taken to give her most to do. Another big field of handicappers means that the chances of finishing on top at the end of three days of competitive racing at the seaside track is slim, but hopefully Forces Sweetheart will do us a favour. Michael Bell's filly had plunged to an all-time low handicap mark of 47 by the time that she lined up in a class 5 affair over the course-and-distance in August, and with the aid of a first-time visor, she made no mistake to score comfortably under Hayley Turner. She made most to follow up off a 7lb higher mark at Folkestone a week later when ridden by Luke Morris, but Hayley is back on board as the filly bids to secure a hat-trick. Mugeba is a course specialist, all four of his career successes having come at the seaside track, including over seven furlongs last time. He has to be on the short-list despite dropping back in trip, while Only If I Laugh scraped home on the all-weather last time, but also has winning form here in the past. Peruvian Style has been pretty consistent, and his stablemate Moon Forest lines up on the back of a recent win and with Ryan Moore in the plate. All have claims, but Forces Sweetheart is the pick.
Parkside Pursuit 12-1 (8-4) Never a factor, 9th of 11, 4l behind Talcen Gwyn (8-9) at Bath 6f hcp 0-70 (5) frm.
Mugeba 8-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, driven to lead over 1f out, ran on well, won at Yarmouth 7f fll hcp (5) gf in Aug beating Smart Ass (9-2) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Peruvian Style (IRE) 9-2 (8-5) Mid-division, ridden and headway to chase leader 3f out, edged left from 2f out, edged left final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Talcen Gwyn (8-9) at Bath 6f hcp 0-70 (5) frm.
Vindication 5-1 (9-1) Narrow lead, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 8, 5l behind Riolo (8-5) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.
Forces Sweetheart 7-2 (9-0) Raced stand's side, led after 1f, clear before halfway, hung right well inside final furlong, kept on, won at Folkestone 6f 3yo hcp (6) gs in Aug beating Hot Agnes (9-8) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Athena's Dream 9-4 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, ran on towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Hotchpotch (9-3) at Folkestone 6f mdn aut stk (5) gf in Aug.
Moon Forest (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Made all, ridden 2f out, jinked left inside final furlong, kept on gamely, won at Chepstow 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gd beating Only If I Laugh (9-4) by 3/4l, 15 ran.
Only If I Laugh 4-1jt-fav (8-13) Mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden and kept on to lead close home, won at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Tag Team (9-3) by a nk, 13 ran.
