soon pushed along to chase leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
slowly away in rear, never going pace of leaders
slowly into stride, in rear, kept on to go moderate 4th inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden after 2f, soon weakened
quickly away, made all, ridden and hung right over 1f out, driven out
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, effort on inside when short of room entering final 2f, soon switched right, pressed winner inside final furlong, driven and unable to quicken towards finish
YOUCANALWAYSDREAM and Sakile were separated by only a short head over course and distance last time and we'll take Kevin Ryan's charge to get the better of that rival again ahead of Zubova. The selection came from well behind Sakile that day to grab second in the shadow of the post and having fared well with the draw in stall two can confirm that form to be accurate by obliging here. The Irish-bred filly is related to plenty of winners over further but showed she has the speed for sprinting last time and should prove hard to beat, especially if all-weather maestro Neil Callan makes plenty of use of her. Sakile showed good speed last time when third and Jamie Spencer will surely be looking to bag the rail early aboard this daughter of Johannesburg who has showen gradual improvement through all three starts to date. It will be interesting to see the market take shape here but without that opportunity we narrowly oppose Peter Chapple-Hyam's filly today. The other with convincing form claims is Richard Hannon's Zubova who steps down from 6f today having showed the requisite speed last time when a close up third at Windsor. The filly has run well on all three starts to date on various types of ground but as this is her all-weather debut and she's fared badly with the draw in stall 9 the percentage call looks to be to oppose her this time. The Strig stepped up on his debut last time at Kempton but connections may well have their eye on handicaps over slightly further after today whilst Slip Sliding Away has to put a disappointing effort last time out behind him and so this race can be fought out by those with solid form in the book, from whom Youcanalwaysdream is our selection.
Lets Move It 100-1 (9-3) Keen, mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened, last of 12, 31l behind Gramercy (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Ruler's Honour (IRE) Antonius Pius gelding out of Naughty Reputation.
Slip Sliding Away (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Pulled hard, soon chased leaders, weakened 2f out, 13th of 14, 17l behind Mass Rally (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol.
Stoneacre Joe (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Behind and soon outpaced, lost touch over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 8, 29l behind Bellini Rose (8-12) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Oct.
Sakile 8-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, driven to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 3rd of 9, hd behind Memorandum (8-12) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Wild Heather 33-1 (9-0) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 17l behind Ferris Wheel (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn fll (4) pol in Sep.
Youcanalwaysdream (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Awkward at start, chased leaders after 1f, effort over 1f out, driven to have every chance inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 9, hd behind Memorandum (8-12) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Zubova 11-2 (9-0) Good speed, soon crossed over from wide draw to lead on rail, hung left over 1f out, soon headed, no impression on winner final furlong, lost 2nd last stride, 3rd of 15, 1 3/4l behind Seeking Dubai (9-0) at Windsor 6f 2yo stks (4) gf in Aug.
The Strig 25-1 (9-3) Held up rear of main group, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 7, 3l behind Chat De La Burg (9-3) at Kempton 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
