midfield, driven and headway over 2f out, switched right to challenge over 1f out, hard ridden when every chance inside final furlong, kept on
in touch, lost place over 2f out
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, led over 1f out, hard ridden when pressed inside final furlong, held on gamely
held up in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
tracked leader, effort over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never a threat
led, hard driven over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
Commandingpresence hasn't won for a year and, though well handicapped, she's been badly out of form. JUST ISLA has had 17 starts, all over 7f and a mile. This is also her first venture into plating company and she's just 1lb higher than her last victory a year ago so this can prove within her capabilities - she gets the vote despite a big weight. Intense Feeling completed a double in May but hasn't gone on from there while the veteran Stonecrabstomorrow, with 13 victories and 24 places to his credit, hasn't scored for two years. The lightly-raced Bookmaker has blinkers for the first time but shown nothing while Swiss Lait has just one fair effort in six starts behind her.
Just Isla 3-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, effort over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 7l behind Cincuenta Pasos (9-6) at Salisbury 7f all hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.
Intense Feeling (IRE) 8-1 (8-5) Tracked winner, effort and chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 5, 8l behind Inciting Incident (9-5) at Epsom Downs 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug.
Bookmaker 66-1 (9-11) In touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 14, 19l behind Shama's Crown (9-0) at Windsor 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gs in Aug.
Swiss Lait 14-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden and weakened from 2f out, 6th of 11, 15l behind Plough Boy (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Commandingpresence (USA) 4-1 (8-7) Chased leader, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Eager To Bow (9-1) at Lingfield 6f sell stks (6) gd in Aug.
Stonecrabstomorrow (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Slowly away, always behind, 6th of 7, 11l behind Perfect Pastime (9-7) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug.
Play The Blues (IRE) 2-1fav (9-1) Led, headed 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost 2 places inside final 75 yards, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Lord Buffhead (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Feb.
Ficelle (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Led until halfway, chased leader until 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 12, 21l behind Marengo (8-13) at Chepstow 7f hcp 0-65 (6) hvy in Aug.