prominent, chased winner halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon outpaced, stayed on under strong pressure to go 2nd inside final furlong
pulled hard, held up in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, chased winner 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased winner until halfway, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
pulled hard in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
soon pushed along in rear, never nearer
Stir Crazy makes most appeal, with Group Force, Retaliate and Stunningjo the other main players. Stir Crazy has gone the nursery route this season, and finally came good in that sphere at Lingfield in July, making all on the Turf course to beat King's Bastion. That was his second success at the Surrey venue, the Mick Channon inmate having scored on the Polytrack on just his second career outing back in April. Of late, he has gone right off the boil though, and now has his sights lowered to claiming grade. Officially rated 70, he is the selected of three Channon entries at the five-day stage and is taken to get back to winning ways under Ed Creighton. Group Force has shown absolutely nothing in her two maiden starts to date and is now tried in blinkers, as is Pas de Trois who similarly has not caught the eye at all. Retaliate ran very well on her last visit here, finishing a close third, but did not progress at Bath next time, while Stunningjo hails from a shrewd yard in these type of events, but has it all to do on form. Stir Crazy has to give weight away all round, but still makes most appeal.
Stir Crazy (IRE) 16-1 (8-0) Chased leaders to halfway, 10th of 12, 11l behind Vale of Belvoir (8-13) at Thirsk 5f 2yo hcp (3) gd.
Retaliate 11-2 (8-4) Prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 16l behind Ficoma (8-6) at Bath 6f 2yo mdn fll aut (6) frm.
Emergency Services 13-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 6l behind La Marmotte (8-8) at Newmarket 7f 2yo sll (5) gf.
Group Force (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 16l behind Steam Cuisine (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn fll aut (6) pol.
Pas de Trois 50-1 (7-12) Reared start, behind, no chance when ran wide into straight halfway, last of 10, 19l behind High Style (9-2) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp (4) pol.
Stunningjo 6-1 (8-6) Started slowly, always rear division, 9th of 12, 13l behind Fractured Foxy (8-6) at Catterick 7f 2yo sll (6) sft.
Sweet Soul Diva 100-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 27l behind Doctor Brown (9-3) at Leicester 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf.