in rear, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, no impression
in touch, keen, ridden and hung left over 1f out, one pace
held up, weakened well over 1f out
awkward start, behind, headway over 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong
made all, ran on well
tracked leaders, one pace final 2f
slowly into stride, behind, never trouble leaders
prominent, chased winner from over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression
with winner, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out
Nonrunner
Once again, this looks competitive, with Silver Wind selected over Our Acquaintance and Regal Rhythm. Much as Artsu's rating might be a shade on the high side, her latest defeat possibly came as a consequence of the race coming too soon for her, and her win that preceded it was gained on soft going. Our Acquaintance comes here in good heart as a soft-ground winner and gets plenty of respect, while Regal Rhythm is proving very consistent and, with his rating looking fair, is another to consider. Silver Wind found only the progressive Mr Keppel too good for him at Newbury last time and, with him having proven that he acts on soft, he looks a danger to all. Eager Diva is a potential improver back in trip on this surface, and Nickel Silver earns plenty of respect based on his first two runs and there could have been excuses for his latest disappointing effort. Once again, though, the selection is Silver Wind.
Silver Wind 10-1 (9-0) Always prominent, ridden to chase winner final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 15, 2l behind Mr Keppel (8-10) at Newbury 6f 2yo hcp (2) gf.
Regal Rhythm (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Took keen hold in touch, chased leaders over 1f out, effort inside final furlong, no extra final 100 yards, 3rd of 14, 3/4l behind Harlech Castle (8-13) at Newbury 6f 2yo hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Artsu 13-8fav (8-11) Went right start, soon tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, no impression, weakened close home, 4th of 7, 5l behind Ramatni (8-9) at Hamilton 6f 2yo hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Our Acquaintance 13-8fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, challenged over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at W'hampton 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol beating Lavande (8-12) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Westwood 7-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 6l behind Good Gorsoon (9-0) at Bath 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) gf in Aug.
Legendary Guest 12-1 (8-12) Hung right most of way, always in rear, lost touch 2f out, soon eased, tailed off, 6th of 7, well behind City of The Kings (8-10) at Chester 7f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Danzig Fox 12-1 (8-13) Held up, no chance after impeded 2f out, 6th of 8, 16l behind Graceful Descent (8-7) at Ayr 1m nov stk (4) gs.
Eager Diva (USA) 11-2 (8-8) In touch, effort over 2f out, one pace when slightly hampered when weakening 1f out, 6th of 9, 9l behind Flying Time (8-4) at Beverley 1m 2yo mdn auc (6) gf.
Cordon Bleu (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Close up on outside, driven along and weakened over 2f out, 14th of 15, 25l behind Clifton Dancer (9-1) at Lingfield 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Nickel Silver 4-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden along halfway, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 6l behind Naomh Geileis (8-12) at Pontefract 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Aug.
