slowly into stride, held up, headway halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
led to over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, ridden halfway, switched right and headway over 1f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong
keen, in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on
slowly into stride, held up, headway halfway, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner
mid-division, not much room and lost place over 3f out, soon ridden, headway over 1f out, kept on, not trouble leaders
in touch, outpaced halfway, switched right and kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous
with leaders to halfway, soon behind
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, bumped inside final furlong
with leaders, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, not quicken towards finish
Newmarket maiden winner Golden Dagger is hard to evaluate first time in a nursery but Kevin Ryan's filly may be a shade high in the weights and preference is for Lady Lily, who gets the vote ahead of Frontline In Focus. The last mentioned may well have found the ground too testing at York last time and should be better suited by today's conditions. She makes more appeal than Richard Hannon's Top Royelle, who may want a softer surface. Mystery Ocean did everything asked of her when making a winning debut at Bath and could be anything, while Foxy Games looks to be going the right way but is likely to find this tougher than the maiden that she won at Bath last time. The vote though goes to Lady Lily, who won despite the soft ground at Catterick last time and, who on form with Eddie Jock at Brighton in June, looks to be very well treated here.
Golden Dagger (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on to lead closing stages, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) sft in Aug beating Navajo Squaw (9-0) by 1l, 14 ran.
Frontline In Focus (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, outpaced 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 18, 7l behind Dubai Builder (8-7) at York 6f 2yo hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Mystery Ocean 33-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, edged left and pushed out, won at Bath 5f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf in Aug beating Centreboard (9-0) by 2l, 8 ran.
Top Royelle 15-2 (9-1) Held up, headway over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, 2nd of 8, 2l behind College Scholar (9-2) at Newmarket 6f 2yo hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Sunley Gift 16-1 (8-12) Pressed leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, last of 15, 13l behind Gilded (8-12) at Ascot 5f 2yo fll Grp 2 (1) gf in Jun.
Lady Lily (IRE) 11-8fav (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led final furlong, ridden out, won at Catterick 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) gs beating Final Dynasty (8-12) by 1l, 11 ran.
Foxy Games 3-1fav (8-3) In touch, ridden 2f out, led approaching final furlong, held on, won at Bath 5f 2yo mdn fll aut (6) gf beating Millachy (8-3) by a nk, 12 ran.
Early Promise (IRE) 7-2fav (8-6) Sweating, chased leading trio, driven 2f out, hanging left but stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Ede's Dot Com (8-12) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) pol in Jul.
