led, ridden, headed well over 1f, soon weakened
slowly away, headway after 2f, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner
held up in rear, ridden, headway to go 3rd over 1f out, one pace
chased leader over 4f
keen, tracked leaders, shaken up to lead well over 1f out, ran on (hand timed)
chased leaders, ridden, lost place halfway, hung left 2f out
Felicitous can give the in-form boys in blue another winner, with Conservative, Girandola and Tetrode playing for the places. Felicitous was placed on both of her juvenile outings last term, at Newbury and Newmarket, and a closer inspection of the second of those two fair efforts reveals how much of a chance she has here. The daughter of King's Best finished a neck ahead of Wasseema, who this season has come out to score twice, most recently in Listed company at Ascot, and although the selection has been off until now, her recent work on the Limekilns has been most encouraging. With Godolphin now back in full swing, it will be a surprise if she does not quickly make her mark here. Conservative's dam is a half-sister to First Trump, and whatever he does today, the Willie Haggas-trained gelding should have a bright future. Girandola looks one to note when going handicapping, while Tetrode is the only four-year-old in the line-up and has to give weight away all round. This race is safely left to Felicitous.
Tetrode (USA) 25-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 8l behind Mail Express (8-12) at Lingfield 6f mdn stk (5) gf.
Conservative Pivotal gelding out of a lightly-raced mare.
Cool Tiger 66-1 (9-0) Chased leaders over 5f, 9th of 11, 19l behind Changing Wind (9-3) at Kempton 1m mdn stk (5) pol.
Girandola 16-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 16, 8l behind Falmassim (9-3) at Windsor 6f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Master Malarkey 40-1 (8-1) Bumped start, soon with leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened quickly, last of 11, 11l behind Whistler (9-2) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Felicitous 2-1fav (8-11) Led, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, headed near finish, 2nd of 14, nk behind Short Dance (8-11) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn fll (4) gf in Sept.
Little Trinket 100-1 (8-4) Soon outpaced, 10th of 11, 29l behind Jimmy The Guesser (8-11) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Nov.
Barney McGrew (IRE) Mark of Esteem colt, half-brother to winners up to 1m4f.