tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly away, soon close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden to press for 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace
in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked winner, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong
made all, shaken up over 1f out, pushed clear
in touch in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on to go 4th inside final furlong
QUICKSTEP LADY failed to land the odds dropped to 6f last time having placed over today’s trip on a couple of occasions before that. But she should have the measure of these and is weighted to beat the returning Smuggler. Greycoat also returns to action having placed at Chelmsford on last year’s debut and could prove a danger while Restricted Access finished in front of The Cincinnati Kid at Salisbury though neither threatened and the remainder have shown little so far.
Smuggler 8-1 (9-5) Prominent early, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 6th of 9, 12 1/2l behind Raaeq (9-5) at Newbury 7f stks (4) gf in Sep.
The Cincinnati Kid (FR) 8-1 (9-5) Went left and slowly away, towards rear, pushed along and headway entering final 2f, no impression after, 6th of 8, 6 3/4l behind Sidereal (9-5) at Salisbury 7f stks (5) fm in Aug.
Flippance 200-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, 13th of 14, 27l behind Cosmic Princess (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f fll stks (5) gd in Jul.
Publicise 12-1 (9-0) Always rear-division, 11th of 13, 22l behind Double Or Bubble (9-0) at Sandown 7f mdn fll stks (5) gd in Aug.
Quickstep Lady 4-11fav (9-0) Nudged away from stalls to chase leaders, pushed along 3f out, switched left to challenge over 2f out, soon ridden for effort, went right and ran on final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Expedient (9-5) at Windsor 6f stks (5) gf in Aug.
Restricted Access 66-1 (9-0) Tracked winner until pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 6l behind Sidereal (9-5) at Salisbury 7f stks (5) fm in Aug.
Greycoat 16-1 (9-2) Towards rear, driven and headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not quite reach leaders, 3rd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Animal Instinct (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (4) pol in Oct.
Strange Brew 22-1 (8-11) Slow into stride, in rear, never on terms, 10th of 12, 11 3/4l behind Rhubarb Bikini (9-2) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.