in touch, ridden and led over 1f out, headed close home
held up in rear, headway and wide 2f out, soon hung left, weakened
led after 2f, ridden and headed after 2f out, one pace
held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
held up, headway and not clear run 2f out, switched right, ran on final furlong, gaining near finish
mid-division, ridden and weakened quickly 3f out
close-up, ridden and led over 2f out until over 1f out, no extra
held up in rear, headway from 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead close home
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
led 2f, remained prominent, ridden and weakened 4f out, badly hampered over 3f out, soon eased
in touch, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out
mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out
raced wide, mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in touch, not clear run 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace
held up in rear, kept on from over 1f out, not reach leaders
Cup of Love is selected to come out on top over Balletomaine, Desert Island Disc, Amwell Brave and Bienheureux in an open looking handicap. Cup of Love lines up in more form than most, having won two of her last four starts, at Brighton and Folkestone. This will be only her 10th career start, and as she learns to settle better, there should be more success in the offing for Rae Guest's filly. To be fair, she has not beaten much to date, but a mark of 59 is not harsh, and she can add to her tally. Balletomaine has been upped in trip without success since her win over 12 furlongs at Folkestone in July, so should appreciate the drop back in distance, while Desert Island Disc produced a career best effort when third over two miles at Newmarket last time and has form over this trip. Amwell Brave has a five-pound penalty for his course and distance success, and Bienheureux has not scored since last December but is on a fair mark at present. They appear to be the leading contenders, with Cup of Love preferred.
Amwell Brave 6-1jt-fav (9-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, driven and led near finish, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating J R Stevenson (8-6) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Rare Coincidence 20-1 (9-10) Led, headed over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 14, 36l behind Spring Pursuit (8-9) at Ayr 1m 7f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Oct.
Serramanna 25-1 (8-1) Keen, tracked leader to 4f out, last of 7, 11l behind Caribbean Pearl (7-13) at Newmarket 1m 4f fll hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Bienheureux 5-1 (9-4) Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 4l behind War Owl (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Cup of Love (USA) 9-4jt-fav (9-3) Prominent and keen, led 3f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, one pace, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Melvino (9-1) at Brighton 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) frm in Sept.
Lady Taverner 12-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, switched right and headway 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 16, 2 1/2l behind Serramanna (8-6) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp (6) gd in Sept.
Balletomaine (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Behind, driven over 4f out, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, nearest at finish, 3rd of 14, 3l behind Whispering Death (8-4) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Oct.
Desert Island Disc 5-1 (8-9) Behind, pushed along 4f out, soon struggling, 7th of 10, 13l behind Maystock (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 5f app hcp (5) std.
