led, headed 4f out, ridden 3f out, edged right 2f out, lost place over 1f out
held up, headway over 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, held by winner final 100 yards
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 3f out, some headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon tracking leader, led 4f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, kept on well
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
Nonrunner
Paphos lost the lead at one point at Brighton last week only to produce a late surge and win going away. He'll go close again, despite a penalty, but the less-exposed DUTCH MISTRESS is preferred. The latter was only beaten a short-head at Chester last time and James Unett's filly looks to have an easier task in this company. Tartan Trip finished a close-up fourth at Kempton recently and should be in the firing-line with a similar effort today but the remainder are harder to fancy.
Paphos 5-2 (9-7) Led, strongly challenged over 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, won at Brighton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf beating Duke Of Destiny (9-7) by 3l, 7 ran.
Malih 20-1 (9-2) Led 2f, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 14l behind Sky Khan (9-3) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Tartan Trip 5-1 (9-11) Held up in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Midnight Feast (9-10) at Kempton 1m app hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Dutch Mistress 4-1 (8-8) Difficult to load in stalls, chased leaders, switched right over 1f out, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on, caught post, 2nd of 9, shd behind It's My Time (8-7) at Chester 1m flls hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Quite A Catch (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Dwelt, mid-division, under pressure halfway, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 12, 35l behind Menadati (9-5) at Chepstow 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Sep.
Rigid 12-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 6l behind Two Minds (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-68 (6) pol.
Whitstable Native 12-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 12th of 16, 17l behind Dancing Maite (8-13) at Leicester 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
