chased leader, led after 6th, headed 3 out, weakened from 2 out
held up behind leaders on inside, pushed along before 9th, closed before 3 out, weakened before 2 out
chased leaders on outside, lost place after 6th, closed before 9th, soon pushed along, went 2nd when mistake 2 out, not fluent last, edged left and no impression flat
held up behind leaders, driven after 8th, well behind 3 out, mistake last
last and pushed along 3rd, tailed off 9th, pulled up before 3 out
keen early, chasing leaders 2nd, not fluent 4th or 5th, led 3 out, clear flat, stayed on well, comfortably
led until after 6th, 3rd and no impression 2 out
POLISH ran a very solid race on return from a sizeable absence and he’s a big player here if this assignment hasn’t come too soon. Go Chique has evidently had training issues but she remains very lightly raced for a mare of her age and could potentially be open to improvement. Gentleman Valley arrives on a hat-trick with victories at Market Rasen and Warwick under his belt. Irish Prophecy has refused on his last two tries over fences and Emma Lavelle’s gelding heads back over hurdles off a mark he’s won off in the very distant past.
Irish Prophecy (IRE) 11-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, jumped left and not fluent 1st, went 2nd before 9th, not fluent 15th, weakened 2 out, refused last and unseated rider, at Cartmel 3m 5f hcp (3) gd in May.
Go Chique (FR) 11-8fav (12-0) Led until after 1st, prominent, led 4th, soon headed, not fluent 7th, pushed along to challenge 3 out, led before 2 out, headed approaching last, held flat, kept on, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Caius Marcius (12-0) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Polish 15-2 (11-2) Held up, closed 3 out, challenged last, driven flat, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 5, hd behind Scarpia (11-6) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Neville's Cross (IRE) 9-2 (12-0) Pressed winner until before 6th, hit next and 8th, pushed along and lost 2nd after 5 out, weakened soon after, tailed off when bad mistake 3 out, last of 3, dist behind Presentandcounting (12-0) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Mr Tambourine Man (IRE) 11-1 (12-2) Prominent, raced wide throughout, pushed along after 3 out, soon ridden along, well behind from 2 out, faded, 7th of 8, 37 1/2l behind Young Butler (11-10) at Kempton 3m hcp (4) gd in May.
Gentleman Valley (FR) 2-1 (11-2) Soon chasing leaders, challenged after 3 out, led 2 out, clear flat, stayed on well, won at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Betty Baloo (11-10) by 4 1/4l, 7 ran.
Court Master (IRE) 10-3 (11-2) Prominent, not fluent 4th, pushed along and outpaced by winner home turn, kept on, well held from after 3 out, 2nd of 5, 16l behind Ajp Kingdom (11-9) at Worcester 2m 7f (4) gd in May.
