led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
with leader, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, kept on well
held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on and held inside final furlong
Ballarina attempted to make all in better company at Haydock on Friday but came up well short. She may finish closer in this but MALTEASE AH gets the nod. A couple of outings on the all-weather last month should have put her spot on and Andrew Reid's filly is preferred to Welease Bwian, a runner-up at Yarmouth last month. Borough Boy ran well over track and trip in June and makes more appeal than Quality Art while Southwell winner Pull The Pin was engaged to run at Haydock yesterday.
Ballarina 9-1 (8-13) Taken to post early, led narrowly, ridden 2f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 11, shd behind Bondi Beach Boy (8-11) at Thirsk 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.
Lady Royale 9-2 (9-9) Outpaced towards rear, headway centre under pressure 2f out, no impression and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 9l behind Charlemagne Diva (8-9) at Thirsk 6f fll hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Maltease Ah 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, effort over 1f out, soon one pace, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Dangerous Age (9-5) at Lingfield 5f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Jul.
Quality Art (USA) 5-2fav (8-12) Held up in mid-division, headway on outside 2f out, plugged on same pace final furlong, 7th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Sophie's Beau (8-4) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-60 (6) sft.
Borough Boy (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon short of room, badly hampered inside final furlong, no threat after, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Little Eli (8-6) at Wolverhampton 5f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Pull The Pin (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Quickly away, made all, ridden and hung right inside final furlong, always holding on, won at Southwell 6f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Jul beating King Bertie (9-6) by 1l, 9 ran.
Welease Bwian (IRE) 10-3 (8-13) Raced far side alone until halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra, 5th of 9, 6l behind Ladweb (8-11) at Windsor 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.