raced centre, led and overall leader, ridden and headed well over 1f out, soon weakened
raced stands side, led that trio, prominent with centre group, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
raced stands side, soon outpaced and behind final 2f
raced centre, chased leaders, ridden, edged left and led over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, ran on
raced centre, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
raced centre, held up, soon pushed along in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased leading pair entering final furlong, no impression
raced stands side, soon outpaced
raced centre, prominent, led briefly well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
raced centre, dwelt, held up, ridden over 1f out, no impression
raced centre, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened 1f out
raced centre, slowly into stride, behind, switched right, ridden and headway over 1f out, joined winner and every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home
jumped awkwardly, slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced centre, soon pushed along in rear, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
Nonrunner
Russian Silk, Bailey's Outshine and Violets Pride are the three to look at in a wide open race and Russian Silk is taken to defy top weight. Baileys Outshine showed real promise to be placed at Southwell and Haydock on his first two starts and then made no mistake at Lingfield last time when reverting to the minimum trip. He clearly has a lot of pace and is a consistent type and will be hard to beat. Runner up at Leicester and Musselburgh in recent starts, Violet's Pride has a good weight here and can run well at a nice price although she is more exposed than some. Russian Silk won well on her Carlisle debut and then was a close third in a better contest at Beverley next time. That was a decent contest in the context of this race and Russian Silk is taken to be too smart for her rivals.
Russian Silk 11-2 (8-9) Jumped left at start, soon chasing leaders, driven over 1f out, every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Handsome Falcon (8-8) at Beverley 5f nov stk (4) gf in Sept.
Baileys Outshine 7-2 (8-12) Made all, led, pressed over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, held on well, won at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Sept beating Gower (9-3) by a shd, 14 ran.
Malaaq 5-1 (8-10) Slowly into stide, well behind when came wide into straight, ran on inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Frisky Talk (8-10) at Kempton 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (5) pol in Sept.
Hucking Hope (IRE) 10-1 (8-7) Outpaced in rear, ran on inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Frisky Talk (8-10) at Kempton 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (5) pol in Sept.
Hephaestus 7-2fav (9-6) Mid-division, headway, edged left over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Mac Gille Eoin (9-6) by a nk, 9 ran.
Convivial Spirit 100-1 (8-5) Raced far side, held up in touch, effort halfway, weakened over 1f out, 23rd of 28, 17l behind Caldra (9-1) at Newmarket 6f 2yo aut (2) sft in Sept.
Violet's Pride 17-2 (8-0) Always prominent, led over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Only A Grand (8-4) at Musselburgh 5f 2yo mdn aut (7) gs.
Only A Grand 10-1 (8-4) Behind, headway under pressure over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Musselburgh 5f 2yo mdn aut (7) gs beating Violet's Pride (8-0) by 4l, 11 ran.
