held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
chased winner to over 1f out, weakened final furlong
always rear, struggling before halfway
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced
tracked winner, effort over 1f out, no extra, one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong
made all, broke well, soon led on near side rail, shaken up over 2f out, ran on well final furlong, just held on
behind, ridden 3f out, soon struggling
chased leaders to 2f out, soon one pace
behind, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous
started slowly, always rear group
Fair 'n Square has a penalty to carry for her Brighton maiden race success and may struggle to give weight away all round so a safer bet looks to be Meru Camp, who is taken to open his account at the main expense of Tibinta. The selection has gone close in his last two starts, both in this grade, and is taken to gain a deserved first success. Equal And Approved gave no real sign for optimism when dropped into this grade for the first time at Newmarket last time and is closely matched with Grimes Glory on running that day. Auction Oasis has every chance judged by official BHB ratings and is another to consider along with the lightly raced Tibinta. Meru Camp has solid claims on form though and he gets the vote.
Fair 'n Square (IRE) 5-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders and keen, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 10l behind Just Dust (8-6) at Brighton 6f 2yo clm (6) frm in Jul.
Cookies Quiff (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Pulled hard, held up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 10l behind La Marmotte (8-8) at Newmarket 7f 2yo sll (5) gf.
Equal And Approved 6-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway under strong pressure approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 7l behind La Marmotte (8-8) at Newmarket 7f 2yo sll (5) gf.
Grimes Glory 8-1 (8-13) In rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 13, 7l behind La Marmotte (8-8) at Newmarket 7f 2yo sll (5) gf.
Meru Camp (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Led, headed halfway, ridden to lead again over 1f out, edged right and headed well inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Distant Flash (8-6) at Yarmouth 6f 2yo sll (6) frm in Jul.
Mr Mini Scule 66-1 (7-8) Tracked leader, ridden well over 2f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out, last of 12, 14l behind Cesc (8-6) at Newbury 7f 2yo hcp (4) gf.
Auction Oasis 5-1 (8-4) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed approaching 1f out, weakened, 6th of 8, 9l behind Okikoki (8-11) at Chepstow 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jul.
Fine Leg 66-1 (7-13) Dwelt, raced far side, behind and some headway over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 10l behind Big Player (8-13) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs.
Peggy's Pearl 50-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, no real headway, 7th of 9, 9l behind Resplendent Alpha (9-3) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn (5) pol.
Peppin's Gold (IRE) 50-1 (8-0) Behind, ridden over 2f out, never troubled leaders, 8th of 12, 8l behind Cesc (8-6) at Newbury 7f 2yo hcp (4) gf.
Tagula Music (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden halfway, kept on near finish, always held, 7th of 11, 3 1/2l behind River Rosie (8-9) at Bath 5f 2yo sll (6) gd in Jul.
Tibinta 20-1 (8-6) Held up in touch, ridden halfway, driven and headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Baytown Paikea (8-11) at Windsor 5f 2yo sll (5) gd.
Straw Boy 12-1 (9-2) Held up far side, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders, 4th of 19, 3l behind Burlington Fayr (8-6) at Ripon 6f 2yo sll (6) sft.
