chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on
outpaced early, always towards rear
chased winner until over 1f out
outpaced in rear, staying on when not clear run inside final furlong, never dangerous
held up, not clear run briefly over 2f out, switched left, staying on when not clear run inside final furlong, no impression after
chased winner, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
chased winner, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, pressed winner and ridden over 1f out, no extra close home
made all, kept on gamely, ridden out
outpaced early in rear, ran on strongly inside final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders, ridden and effort 2f out, weakened 1f out
slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, soon weakened
prominent until over 1f out
Saxon Saint has been a model of consistency since stepping into nurseries but there is a suspicion that Mark Usher's gelding is now in the grip of the handicapper and preference is for top weight Laith, who gets the vote ahead of Killarney Beauty. The last mentioned fulfilled debut promise when landing a Nottingham maiden last month and has to be respected off a mark of 77 on her debut in this grade. Willie Muir's Crooner has rather harshly been raised 3lbs since his recent third in a Windsor maiden and of more interest may be Nick Littmoden's Orpsie Boy, who has done little wrong in this grade in his last two starts and probably would not mind any rain that fell. Nivelle is closely matched with Saxon Saint on Brighton running and has to be respected along with John Dunlop's Epsom winner Qusoor. The vote though goes to The Barry Hills-trained Laith, who looked useful when opening her account over this trip at Yarmouth last month and is potentially well treated.
Laith (IRE) 4-6fav (9-0) Made most, ridden and hung left final furlong, won at Yarmouth 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Aug beating Emily (8-2) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.
Qusoor (IRE) 3-1fav (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 4l behind Calypso King (8-13) at Chester 5f 2yo hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Crooner (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Led, hard ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon no extra, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Bonnie Prince Blue (9-6) at Windsor 6f nov med aut stk (5) gd in Aug.
Nivelle 33-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, ridden halfway, soon struggling, 10th of 11, 14l behind Strut (8-8) at Newbury 5f 2yo lst fll (1) gf in Aug.
Orpsie Boy (IRE) 3-1jt-fav (8-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 8, 5l behind Wovoka (7-13) at Redcar 6f 2yo hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Takoda (IRE) 4-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Angus Newz (8-9) at Warwick 5f 2yo hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Killarney Beauty 9-4 (8-2) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs in Aug beating Time For Life (8-11) by a nk, 15 ran.
Saxon Saint 11-4 (9-4) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, unable to quicken near finish, 3rd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Zambach (9-1) at Epsom 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4).
Indecent Proposal 7-4fav (8-4) Slowly into stride, mid-division until headway over 1f out, switched right final furlong, stayed on, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Stormy Monday (8-4) at Salisbury 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs in Aug.
Empress Jain 25-1 (8-4) Went to post freely, led and raced freely, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind River Thames (8-13) at Newmarket 6f 2yo hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Walklikeanegyptian (IRE) 5-2fav (8-11) Made most halfway, weakened final furlong, 5th of 11, 4l behind Fisola (8-11) at Salisbury 5f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf in Jun.
Succeed (IRE) 20-1 (8-1) Chased winner, driven and no impression final furlong, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Matterofact (8-6) at Bath 5f 2yo mdn fll aut (6) frm.
Danny The Dip 12-1 (7-13) Led to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 6l behind Saxon Saint (8-3) at Windsor 5f 2yo hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Paddy's Place (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Led, ridden when headed 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 6l behind Mr Garston (9-0) at Sandown 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Aug.
Capital Lass 14-1 (7-12) Towards rear, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong, no impression, 7th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Multiple (9-3) at Catterick 5f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
