chased leaders, driven approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
in touch, led over 1f out, ridden out final furlong
chased leaders, effort halfway, weakened final furlong
held up behind leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden along halfway, one pace final furlong
towards rear, soon chased along, never troubled leaders
in touch, ridden along halfway, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
started slowly, always behind
The draw can be important here and the higher the better usually, so with that in mind we¿ll take By The Edge to score from Pretty Bonnie and Choisette. The selection was in good form on the all weather last winter for David Barron and acts with cut in the ground, so won¿t mind the recent rains. We can put a line through his last run at Thirsk in the hands of an apprentice and it was probably a useful pipe opener for this. Choisette was a c&d scorer from a low draw a couple of starts ago but although very speedily bred, she would not appreciate much cut and so we¿ll take her on. Pretty Bonnie gets on well with Natalia Gemelova and has won two from her last three. She doesn¿t mind getting her toe in and is a serious threat. City For Conquest is probably well capable of getting involved if handling the ground, but that is the big concern, and Lujiana might do better, but for today we¿ll side with By The Edge.
Choisette 7-2fav (9-5) Chased leaders, effort 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 15, 8l behind Braille (9-2) at Redcar 5f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Pretty Bonnie 12-1 (8-7) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, hung right and ran on final furlong, won at Bath 5f fll hcp (5) gs beating Diane's Choice (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
By The Edge (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Always behind, last of 12, 23l behind Miss Daawe (9-0) at Thirsk 5f app hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Lujiana 14-1 (9-4) Towards rear and soon chased along, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 4th of 10, 2l behind The History Man (10-0) at Thirsk 6f app hcp (5) gs.
Out of India 33-1 (8-11) Chased leader over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on, 3rd of 14, 4 1/2l behind Just Spike (8-7) at Leicester 6f hcap (5) gf in Jul.
City For Conquest (IRE) 16-1 (8-3) Held up, headway over 2f out, edged left from over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 6l behind Memphis Man (8-12) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-70 (5) hvy.
Miss Taboo (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Towards rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous, 14th of 19, 13l behind Johnston's Glory (9-11) at Redcar 6f hcap (6) gf in Jul.
Charlotte Grey 8-1 (7-13) Pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 6th of 8, 7l behind Mafaheem (9-11) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Groundhog Day 100-1 (8-6) Reared start, slowly into stride, behind, never dangerous, 9th of 10, 14l behind Cape Royal (9-11) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-60 (5) gf in Jul.
Just Joey 9-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden along halfway, one pace final furlong, last of 5, 3 1/2l behind Timber Treasure (9-10) at Beverley 5f hcap (5) gf in Jul.
Miacarla 25-1 (8-9) Took keen hold, prominent until weakened over 1f out, 12th of 13, 23l behind Dorn Dancer (9-1) at Haydock 6f fll hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Yorke's Folly (USA) 50-1 (8-1) Towards rear, effort halfway, never troubled leaders, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Comptonspirit (9-7) at Pontefract 5f hcap (5) gf in Jul.
