held up, headway to lead approaching final furlong, ran on
held up, headway approaching final furlong, soon chased winner, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish
prominent, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
very slowly away, always in rear
close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
led, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra
keen in touch, headway 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
in touch, not clear run from over 1f out, ridden and ran on to go 2nd towards finish
The day’s feature looks quite competitive with a few looking well treated on their best form. Mubhij is making his Turf and handicap debut but has more potential than most after just three runs but Envisaging’s strike-rate is off-putting and Glory Awaits, though only beaten a nose over a mile here last week, hasn’t won on Turf since 2014. Counter Spirit is handicapped on his all-weather form but Marilyn and Bint Dandy are both seeking a fourth course victory and Brighton runner-up Bbob Alula will have his ground. SWIFT APPROVAL met trouble in-running and didn’t enjoy soft ground at Lingfield 11 days ago. He’d been thereabouts off higher marks on Polytrack previously and the handicapper has given him a real chance today.
Mubhij (IRE) 5-4fav (9-7) Tracked leader, every chance over 1f out, soon hung right, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Queens Gift (9-2) at Newcastle 6f stks (5) pol in Jul.
Choco Box 9-1 (9-3) Dwelt held up, ridden an weakened 2f out, last of 13, 13 1/4l behind Right Direction (9-10) at Newmarket 7f hcp fll (3) gd in Sep.
Marilyn 20-1 (9-10) Led, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased, last of 7, 12 1/4l behind Contrive (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp fll (4) pol in Nov.
Kestrel Dot Com 25-1 (9-11) Steadied start, in rear, eased over 3f out and soon pulled up, at Newbury 1m hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Bint Dandy (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Raced wide in rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Contrive (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp fll (4) pol in Nov.
Swift Approval (IRE) 5-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 7, 2 1/2l behind War Glory (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp (3) sft in May.
Counter Spirit (IRE) 5-2jfav (9-8) In touch, headway far side of group over 2f out, kept on final furlong, not pace to threaten, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Agincourt (9-5) at Newcastle 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Oct.
Bbob Alula 7-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders on outside, ridden and hung badly left over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 1l behind He's Our Star (9-1) at Brighton 7f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Glory Awaits (IRE) 15-2 (9-2) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, edged left inside final furlong, caught post, 2nd of 8, shd behind Balgair (9-9) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (4) gd in May.
Envisaging (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Mid-division, headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched inside and ridden inside final furlong, kept on, not reach leaders, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Dollar Value (8-6) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
