held up in touch, switched right over 1f out, shaken up, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
towards rear, effort 2f out, soon beaten
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly
tracked leader, ridden, lost place 4f out
held up in rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on but not reached leading pair
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, not quicken
tracked leaders, keen, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, headed well inside
mid-division, lost place 4f out, stayed on again closing stages
slowly into stride, keen, always behind
Granary Girl gets the call over Jostle, with Shiny Thing, Looking Great and Branston Penny worth a mention at least. Granary Girl has already picked up a couple of races this season, at Wolverhampton where she made all in claiming company, and more recently at Bath in June in what was a similar contest to today's. Upped in grade at Chepstow 10 days ago, her front-running tactics nearly paid off again, but she was swallowed up inside the final furlong to be beaten only two lengths at the finish, and back at this level, she has a major chance of bouncing back. Jostle has raced mainly on the all-weather to date and could just be a bit high in the weights at present, while Shiny Thing also has it to do from the top of the handicap. Looking Great has run out of steam on both tries over further but should not be ruled out on this drop back in trip, and Branston Penny seems to be going the right way but needs to step up on her third in selling company at Nottingham. Overall, Granary Girl looks the one to be on.
Shiny Thing (USA) 40-1 (8-9) Behind, ridden and struggling over 3f out, 7th of 13, 16l behind Evolution Ex (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf in May.
Jostle 5-1fav (8-11) In touch on outer, ridden 3f out, stayed on same pace, 6th of 17, 11l behind Silver Visage (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Granary Girl 10-1 (8-3) Led far side, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, 4th of 14, 2l behind Polar Dawn (8-6) at Chepstow 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Looking Great (USA) 40-1 (9-2) Held up, headway to lead 7f out, hard ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong, 9th of 16, 13l behind Laurollie (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Never Away 12-1 (8-12) Led 2f out, weakened rapidly and eased final furlong, 17th of 18, 14l behind Cayman Breeze (9-8) at Brighton 7f hcp (6) frm in Jun.
Branston Penny 40-1 (8-7) Led, headed 5f out, ridden over 3f out, one pace, 3rd of 16, 3l behind Stevedore (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gf.
Parsley's Return 5-1 (8-2) Dwelt, headway to chase leaders 4f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 15, 1 1/2l behind Toss The Caber (9-6) at Musselburgh 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) gf.
Rockys Girl 50-1 (8-9) Always in rear, last of 7, 9l behind Danger Zone (9-0) at Folkestone 7f 3yo mdn (5) gd.
Pride of London (IRE) 16-1 (8-0) Pulled hard, soon in touch, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 16l behind Eminence Gift (8-7) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo sll (6) gd.
