held up towards rear, not much room over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up in rear, headway on inside 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong to go 2nd near finish
led, ridden, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
held up, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hung left, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
in touch, headway 2f out, ridden, every chance over 1f out, kept on until no extra towards finish
chased leaders, ridden lost place 2f out, soon behind
with leader, challenged 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
slowly into stride, behind, headway 4f out, lost place 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
This track suits Fairlie, who is selected ahead of the consistent Hula Ballew and In The Pink, while Madam Caversfield is also hard to rule out after a much improved effort last time. The fact that Frankie Dettori stays for the last to ride Madam Caversfield will be enough of a push for many to give the Richard Hannon-trained filly a speculative vote. She is yet to fulfil her potential and should go well from what is a very lenient mark. In The Pink can be hard to predict but did win on her penultimate start. The handicapper left her alone for that performance and she should again run her race now that she is back over her most appropriate trip. Hula Ballew has made the frame on twelve separate occasions in the past and acts well at the course. However, she failed to overhaul the selection on these terms here eight days ago and there is no obvious reason why the from should be reversed today. Therefore, we are prepared to stick with Fairlie as our hope to round off the meeting on a high.
Island Rapture 9-2 (8-7) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, stayed on well, just held, 2nd of 8, nk behind Boot 'n Toot (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f fll hcp (D2) pol in Mar.
Hula Ballew 5-2fav (9-9) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Charmatic (9-13) at Pontefract 1m fll hcp (5) gf.
Khe Sanh 5-1 (9-5) Prominent, effort over 2f out, soon behind, 8th of 11, 12l behind Kelly Nicole (9-10) at Beverley 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Fairlie 13-2 (9-8) Dwelt, held up, not clear run well over 1f out, headway 1f out, every chance final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 11, nk behind Charmatic (9-13) at Pontefract 1m fll hcp (5) gf.
Madam Caversfield 25-1 (9-2) Chased leader, headway and led 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, no extra, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Gaelic Princess (9-13) at Salisbury 7f fll hcp (5) gf.
The Pen 11-1 (8-6) Dwelt, in rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous, last of 8, 8l behind Good Investment (7-13) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo app hcp (5) gf.
Simply St Lucia 11-4 (8-3) In touch, chased winner 3f out to over 1f out, soon ridden, one pace, 3rd of 5, 6l behind Redwood Rocks (9-4) at Redcar 7f stk 0-70 (5) frm.
Archerfield (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along halfway, weakened 3f out, 7th of 8, 35l behind Marinaite (8-8) at Southwell 1m fll hcp (E3) fbs in Mar.
Neferura 66-1 (7-13) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 15th of 16, 18l behind La Bella Grande (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd.
In The Pink (IRE) 3-1jt-fav (8-11) Dwelt, towards rear, driven along 2f out, never able to challenge, 6th of 9, 9l behind Tiber Tiger (9-0) at Redcar 7f stk 0-70 (5) gf in May.
