slowly into stride, behind, headway 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, held up behind, weakened over 3f out
chased leaders, weakened over 3f out
tracked leaders, kept on final 2f, no extra inside final furlong
made all, under pressure 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong
chased winner throughout, challenged and every chance 2f out, not quicken inside final furlong
held up towards rear, kept on over 1f out, never dangerous
held up, weakened over 2f out
held up, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
ASTRODIVA gets the strong vote to break her maiden tag, while both Quick Gourmet and Lisbon Lion are worth noting. The selection has run well in a string of similar races this season. This does look like one of her easiest opportunities to date and if she can recapture her recent form she is sure to be in the shake up come the business end of the race. Quick Gourmet is another filly to have shown a decent level of form throughout the season and has conditions in her favour. She looks more than capable of being competitive once again so is added to the short list. Lisbon Lion is another to note in the betting market however Astrodiva is the form horse in the race and takes preference.
Lisbon Lion (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Held up, headway over 3f out, driven and one pace final 2f, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Safin (9-1) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Feb.
Gulnaz 22-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 16l behind Golden Future (9-3) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcap (6) gd in Aug.
Subasta 50-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, soon pushed along, ridden 5f out, weakened 4f out, 9th of 12, well behind Eastern Supreme (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in Sep.
Ugly Betty 66-1 (9-3) Soon behind, never a factor, last of 8, 42l behind Interdiamonds (8-12) at Doncaster 1m 2f fll mdn stks (4) gd in Jun.
Gosforth Park 10-3 (8-2) Held up, improved to track leaders over 8f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 11l behind Deauville Flyer (9-7) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in Jul.
Zelos Diktator 40-1 (8-0) Always in rear, outpaced over 1f out, last of 6, 10l behind Brett Vale (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 4f clm stks (4) gf in Sep.
Astrodiva 8-1 (8-7) Raced wide, held up in mid-division, headway on outside 2f out, plugged on, 4th of 13, 19l behind Bengal Tiger (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Sep.
Aven Mac (IRE) 10-1 (8-0) Held up, ridden over 3f out, never nearer, 5th of 8, 12l behind Sphere (8-11) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo sll (5) gf in Sep.
Bogula (IRE) 8-1 (10-6) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, wandered under pressure and weakened 2f out, 13th of 15, 24l behind Hurricane Thomas (9-13) at Beverley 1m 2f am hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Sep.
Haunting 100-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, towards rear, weakened over 4f out, last of 12, well behind My Chestnut Girl (8-12) at Ripon 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.
Melkatant 9-1 (8-4) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, driven and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to take 4th towards finish, never dangerous, 4th of 11, 7l behind Phantom Serenade (9-1) at Redcar 1m 2f sell stks (6) gf in Sep.
Quick Gourmet 11-4fav (8-13) Pulled hard, tracked leader after 1f until halfway, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Dark Moment (9-12) at Hamilton 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Aug.
Kinetic Art (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 6f out, weakened over 3f out, last of 7, 45l behind Buddhist Monk (9-10) at Haydock 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (4) gf in Sep.