slowly into stride, behind, headway on inside over 1f out, ridden and plugged on inside final furlong, no threat
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, hung right inside final 2f, weakened soon after
pulled hard, pressed leader, ridden to lead inside final 2f, strongly pressed inside final furlong, just held on, all out
held up in mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 4th and one pace final 100 yards, dropped to 5th last stride
soon pushed along in last pair, dropped to last and looked struggling 4f out, ridden and still plenty to do over 1f out, stayed on strongly under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, not quite get up
chased leaders, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just outpaced into 3rd close home
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, hung right inside final 2f, outpaced over 1f out, kept on again towards finish, went 4th post
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Several of these won their penultimate starts including maiden winner Aristocratic, who was ahead of Little Miss Kodi and Russian Radiance when placed at Sandown last time. Catchment narrowly beat Owaseyf here before also beaten at Sandown and Be Royale was successful over 6f at Pontefract last month but failed to figure at Beverley after that. Coronation Day is upped 8lb for scoring at Thirsk and is preferred to stablemate Certified but a speculative vote goes to the lightly-raced OUT OF THE DARK as she drops back in trip on the back of a fourth at Sandown on her handicap debut.
Lyfka 25-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 16, 4 1/4l behind Gothic Empire (9-7) at Ascot 7f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Out of The Dark (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Held up in last pair, headway on outside 2f out, went 3rd edging right over 1f out, unable to quicken and lost 3rd 100 yards out, kept on in closing stages, 4th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Desert Haze (8-13) at Sandown 1m hcp fll (4) gd in Jun.
Coronation Day 9-4fav (9-4) Raced keenly, tracked leader, led 2f out, clear over 1f out, kept on strongly, eased close home, won at Thirsk 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Popsies Joy (9-1) by 2l, 8 ran.
Owaseyf (USA) 9-4jfav (9-10) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden and switched left over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Nicarra (9-0) at Windsor 1m hcp fll (5) gf in Aug.
Aristocratic 5-2fav (9-1) Led until over 5f out, rallied over 2f out, kept on same pace approaching final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2l behind First Experience (8-10) at Sandown 7f hcp fll (4) gd in Sep.
Catchment 8-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, ridden and headway on outer approaching final furlong, no impression inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Crowning Glory (9-5) at Sandown 1m hcp fll (4) gd in Sep.
Little Miss Kodi (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway when not clear run over 2f out, switched left to chase leaders over 1f out, never on terms, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind First Experience (8-10) at Sandown 7f hcp fll (4) gd in Sep.
Be Royale 11-2 (8-12) Hood removed late, took keen hold in mid-division, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, never on terms, 8th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Mon Beau Visage (8-13) at Beverley 7f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Russian Radiance 16-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 6 1/2l behind First Experience (8-10) at Sandown 7f hcp fll (4) gd in Sep.
Certified (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Raced wide, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 8, 9 3/4l behind Catchment (8-10) at Kempton 7f hcp fll (4) pol in Aug.
Peaceful Journey 11-4 (9-0) Led 1f, prominent, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, stayed on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Perfectly Spirited (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
