chased leaders, led 3f out, driven and strongly pressed throughout final furlong, held on gamley near finish, all out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up in touch, ridden, headway over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
prominent, edged right over 1f out, soon chasing winner, strong challenge near finish, just failed
took keen hold, always in rear
led at steady pace, headed 3f out, stayed prominent but ridden, rallied over 1f out, stayed on
took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden, no response over 2f out
held up, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
held up in touch, effort when not clear run briefly over 1f out, weakened after
Classic Legend is selected here ahead of Jazz Jam and Saleima. Despite not having recorded a particularly quick time when winning at Nottingham on her debut, the style of Classic Legend's success was such that the daughter of Galileo gets our nomination today. Comeback Queen also created a fair impression when scoring on the all-weather at Lingfield. Jazz Jam showed that a mile was to her liking when winning at Pontefract last time and further progress is likely, Saleima's maiden form is solid and a good run from her is far from ruled out, while Dalkey Girl is a fairly solid benchmark to the form, being rated 89 and having performed with credit in fair company this season. Finally, with Queen Of Naples not having built on her good debut run last time, we return to the selection, which is Classic Legend.
Classic Legend 22-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, good headway approaching 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed clear, won at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) gf in Oct beating Madame Hoi (9-0) by 4l, 8 ran.
Comeback Queen 20-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, pushed clear, won at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct beating Heritage Coast (9-0) by 2l, 11 ran.
Dalkey Girl (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression, 8th of 10, 5l behind Kitty Matcham (8-12) at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll Grp 2 (1) gs in Oct.
Jazz Jam 9-1 (8-11) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on, won at Pontefract 1m 2yo fll hcp (4) gf in Sept beating Dona Alba (9-7) by 1l, 10 ran.
Jollyhockeysticks 12-1 (8-12) Held up in touch, ridden 3f out, led entering final furlong, headed near finish, 3rd of 14, nk behind Ragamuffin Man (9-3) at Bath 1m 2yo mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Queen of Naples 11-1 (8-11) Held up, pushed along straight, ridden and no extra from over 1f out, 7th of 10, 8l behind Zarkava (8-11) at Longchamp 1m 2yo fll Grp 1 (1) gs in Oct.
Relinquished 5-1fav (9-1) Made all, led, shaken up 2f out, clear over 1f out, pressed well inside final furlong, just held on, won at Brighton 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct beating Fandangerina (9-3) by a shd, 15 ran.
Saleima (IRE) 6-4fav (8-12) Held up, raced keenly, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Strategic Mission (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2yo mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Sayyedati Symphony (USA) 7-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, no headway over 1f out, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Robby Bobby (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2yo mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Shaker (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Held up in touch, tracked leaders over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Seeking Star (9-2) at Leicester 7f 2yo stk (4) gs in Oct.
