raced wide in touch, headway when bumped over 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, unable to quicken towards finish
held up in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish
close up, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
made all, soon pressed, ridden and hung badly left from over 1f out, driven out
held up, nowhere to go 2f out, kept on, never able to challenge
tracked leaders, switched left over 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
disputed lead until ridden over 2f out, soon weakened and short of room
Ellie In The Pink made all on the turf at Lingfield earlier this month and should go well again if handling these different conditions, though she only had half-a-length to spare over the consistent Bold Ring who is 2lb better off here. Green Earth may be worth opposing on this ground, but it was very soft when ABACIST won at Chepstow and Ralph Beckett's gelding is still open to further improvement. He gets the nod ahead of the filly Push Me and Saturn Way, whose best form so far has come on the Polytrack.
Billion Dollar Kid 12-1 (9-10) Tracked leader, effort to challenge 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, no extra when lost 2nd post, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Push Me (8-9) at Sandown 7f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Jul.
Sunshine Always (IRE) 15-2 (9-6) Hampered 6f out, towards rear, plugged on one pace inside final furlong, never a threat, 7th of 9, 3l behind Katmai River (8-12) at Epsom Downs 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Saturn Way (GR) 10-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders in 5th, headway on outer over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Needwood Ridge (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Xclaim 28-1 (9-3) Tracked leader hard ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, 12l behind Laajooj (9-3) at Newbury 1m 3yo mdn (4) gf in Apr.
Ellie In The Pink (IRE) 9-2fav (9-2) Made most, ridden 2f out, ran on readily, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd beating Bold Ring (9-3) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Push Me (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra, 5th of 12, 8l behind Whodathought (9-10) at Salisbury 1m ladies hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Amber Heights 7-2fav (9-2) Held up towards rear, effort well over 1f out, never dangerous, 9th of 11, 11l behind All Honesty (9-4) at Folkestone 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jul.
Diamond Run 11-4fav (9-2) Slight lead until 5f out, pressed leader at fast pace and clear of rest, ridden to lead again inside final 2f, headed final 150 yards, weakened to 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Russian Ice (9-4) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Green Earth (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Keen tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 15, 1 1/4l behind Conciliatory (9-7) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Bold Ring 8-1 (9-3) In touch, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Ellie In The Pink (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Abacist (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Made all, strongly challenged from well over 1f out, edged right under pressure inside final furlong, all out, just held on, won at Chepstow 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Jul beating Arctic Mirage (9-1) by shd, 8 ran.
