held up in rear, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, carried head high, effort approaching final furlong, kept on under strong pressure
set steady pace, quickened pace over 2f out, soon ridden, edged left, headed and kept on inside final furlong
keen, prominent, ridden 2f out, edged right and led inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, hung left and hampered inside final furlong, not recover
chased leaders, effort when short of room and hampered just inside final furlong, not recover
slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on under strong pressure
tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, held when short of room entering final furlong
held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous
Gambling Spirit can win this at the expense of Sonny Parkin and Qualitaire Wings. The selection will carry a penalty after his two latest wins at Folkestone and Yarmouth. He beat Taka Naka quite convincingly last time and he will be set to rise in the ratings so could be well in. Sonny Parkin does the same by carrying a six pound penalty for his win at Newmarket last time out. He was following another decent effort so is in great fettle at present so is a live contender. As is Qualitaire Wings who caught the eye at Newmarket on his latest start when second to Mighty Moon so another bold show is expected. But for the winner we return to Gambling Spirit.
Sonny Parkin 11-4fav (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon led, driven clear, won at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf beating Puya (9-12) by 3 1/2l, 11 ran.
Art Modern (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Held up behind, ridden 3f out, kept on from over 1f out but not reach leaders, 6th of 12, 3l behind Fantorini (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Gambling Spirit 11-4jt-fav (10-0) Chased leader over 8f out, led over 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f fll hcp (5) frm in Jul beating Tata Naka (9-3) by 2l, 7 ran.
Firesong 7-1 (9-9) Took keen hold towards rear, ridden 3f, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on final furlong but never dangerous, 6th of 13, 6l behind Logsdail (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jul.
Fen Game (IRE) 5-2fav (9-3) Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, no impression, 7th of 10, 14l behind Dark Parade (8-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in May.
Villa Sonata 11-4fav (9-1) In touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 8th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Rationale (8-7) at Leicester 1m 3yo hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Qualitair Wings 13-2 (10-5) Steadied start, soon switched right, headway 6f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and hung left inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Mighty Moon (10-4) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jul.
True West (USA) 18-1 (8-12) Prominent, lost place and outpaced over 3f out, stayed on again inside final furlong to chase leading pair, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Heather Moor (8-12) at Brighton 1m 3yo mdn (5) frm in Jul.
Tata Naka 6-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Gambling Spirit (10-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2f fll hcp (5) frm in Jul.
