made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on
close up, ridden 2f out, no impression
raced wide, close up, ridden 2f out, no impression
tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
close up, in rear, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
Make Music scored in soft ground on the Turf course here earlier this month. She’s upped 6lb for that while Cliffhanger, Serradura and Izmir are all maiden winners beaten in handicaps subsequently though the latter finished ahead of Cliffhanger when fifth at Newbury. NASSUVIAN PEARL made a winning start at Kempton, was then pulled-up at Chelmsford when her rider lost an iron and was beaten only a length in a higher grade handicap on her latest start. Ralph Beckett’s filly is also preferred to the struggling Rial and gets the vote in this.
Make Music 4-5fav (9-6) Led 1f, remained prominent, led again over 1f out, ran on well, won at Lingfield 7f hcp fll (5) sft in Jun beating Phoenix Beat (9-5) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Cliffhanger 8-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 21l behind Blackout (9-13) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Serradura (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, last of 6, 4 3/4l behind Exist (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp fll (4) pol in Apr.
Izmir (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, pressing leaders well over 1f out, one pace entering final furlong, soon edged right, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Blackout (9-7) at Newbury 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Nassuvian Pearl 5-1 (8-7) Steadied start, held up, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Battlement (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcp fll (4) pol in Jun.
Rial (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, never on terms, 9th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Secret Clause (8-11) at Nottingham 6f hcp (5) gf in May.