chased winner, ridden and lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
soon behind, outpaced 3f out, never on terms
tracked leaders, ridden and effort well over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong
behind, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression untill ran on well inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish
made virtually all, ridden over 1f out, rallied when headed briefly inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish
in touch, headway on wide outside over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led briefly inside final furlong, no extra near finish
mid-division, chased leaders 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace
behind, outpaced 3f out, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden and headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
Nonrunner
Baileys Vision and Suzi's A Smartlady are respected but preference is for INTERLACE. Sir Mark Prescott has saddled just three juvenile winners this season and this daughter of Pivotal stepped up markedly from her debut to take her maiden at Kempton. A mark of 81 can't be described as lenient with the runner-up beaten from 76 since but she won pretty well and may be up to the task. Suzi's A Smartlady failed to land a blow on her nursery bow but that came in a big field at Redcar which couldn't be in greater contrast to this circuit which may suit her better. The visored Baileys Vision appears to be the stable's first string who has come a long way down the weights after making a fairly encouraging start to her career. She could go well if the headgear has the desired effect. Water Biscuit has been set some tough tasks and won't mind rain, Whirly Dancer has shown a consistent level of form and could feature whilst Gobama is better judged on her first two runs and rates a mention. Refuse To Wait looks sure to benefit from this step back up in trip and is yet another to bear in mind but we'll take Interlace to prevail.
Interlace 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Sep beating Battlemaiden (8-11) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Water Biscuit 8-1 (8-13) Mid-division, one pace from over 1f out, 9th of 16, 6l behind In The Slips (8-7) at Doncaster 6f 2yo fll hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Perfect Ch'i (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Soon led, headed well over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 6, 6l behind Treadwell (9-2) at Kempton 6f 2yo nov stks (5) pol.
Gobama 8-1 (8-12) Held up, eased over 1f out, last of 9, 40l behind Astonishment (9-2) at Goodwood 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.
Transfixed (IRE) 28-1 (8-6) Chased leaders over 4f, 10th of 15, 9l behind Freeforaday (8-11) at Newbury 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Whirly Dancer 5-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, came wide straight, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest at finish, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Alice Alleyne (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol.
Gold Fix (IRE) 5-1 (8-11) Held up, steady headway on outside 3f out, wide straight, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on well towards finish, not reached winner, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Daniella De Bruijn (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (6) pol.
Suzi's A Smartlady (IRE) 11-2fav (9-4) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out, 11th of 17, 14l behind William Morgan (9-0) at Redcar 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.
Baileys Vision 20-1 (8-10) Never travelling and soon pushed along in rear, never a factor, 5th of 6, 6l behind Baby Judge (7-9) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep.
Parbold Hill 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 9l behind Singeur (9-4) at Redcar 5f 2yo hcp (4) fm in Jul.
Refuse To Wait (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Behind, ridden over 2f out, no impression until stayed on strongly inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Eight Hours (8-2) at Ripon 6f 2yo hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Social Grace 10-1 (9-5) Held up, soon pushed along, no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 10, 11l behind Silver Linnet (9-2) at Catterick 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
