slowly into stride, held up towards rear, not clear run on inside over 2f out, soon switched right, never dangerous
led over 1f, remained prominent, led 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
led over 12f out, headed over 10f out, led again 2f out, headed inside final furlong, not quicken
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon squeezed, kept on well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, not much room over 3f out, soon weakened
held up, headway over 2f out, soon edged left, led inside final furlong, driven out
keen early, mid-division, dropped to rear 5f out, no progress after
mid-division, dropped towards rear 4f out, not clear run on inside over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never near leaders
chased leaders, pushed along 7f out, weakened over 3f out, soon behind, eased over 1f out, tailed off
slowly into stride, held up and behind, headway on outside over 4f out, led over 2f out, soon headed, one pace final furlong
keen, tracked leaders, not much room over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
prominent, led over 10f to 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
This may be another one for followers of the Jamie Spencer bandwagon, as he teams up with top weight Thorny Mandate. In-form Pairumani Princess and Synonymy are obvious dangers, while Ha'Penny Beacon has been knocking on the door lately and can make the frame at fair odds. The last named holds experience of the course and, having gone well for Stephen Donohoe last time out, a big run cannot be ruled out. The daughter of Erhaab needs a strong pace to be seen at her best, so may be suited by the way events unfold. Synonomy also acts well at Wolverhampton and, having proven stamina for the trip, has to be shortlisted as a threat. He is still on a winning mark despite an 8lb rise, so would be dangerous to leave out of the equation. Being the mount of Seb Sanders, the lightly raced Pairumani Princess has to also come into the reckoning. She appears to need a test of endurance and, as the surface is not expected to be a problem, it would come as no surprise to see the two leading jockeys fight out the finish again. However, Thorny Mandate just holds the edge in this sort of company and she is fancied to relish this ease in grade this evening.
Thorny Mandate 9-2 (9-3) Mid-division, headway 4f out, beaten when checked 2f out, 8th of 9, 15l behind Dig Gold (8-12) at Warwick 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.
Blushing Hilary (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) Always rear, 8th of 12, 24l behind Golden Groom (8-13) at Ripon 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Synonymy 10-1 (8-10) Prominent, ridden 3f out, led over 1f out, driven clear final furlong, held on close home, won at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug beating Prince of Medina (8-7) by 1l, 14 ran.
Ha'penny Beacon 12-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, soon ridden and ran on strongly, just denied, 2nd of 10, shd behind Mighty Kitchener (9-8) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Aug.
I'll Do It Today 4-1 (9-9) In touch, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 12l behind Trafalgar Day (9-4) at Southwell 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Apr.
Adage 4-1co-fav (8-6) Held up, ridden over 2f out, no headway, soon outpaced, 9th of 11, 15l behind Newnham (9-0) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Aug.
Pairumani Princess (IRE) 2-1fav (9-2) Held up in rear, headway and switched left over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, unable to quicken, 3rd of 12, 1/2l behind Treason Trial (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Always Best 11-2 (8-8) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, no extra final 2f, 5th of 8, 5l behind Double Banded (8-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) gd in Aug.
