held up, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish, nearest finish
soon tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on one pace
soon led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out
pulled hard in rear, ridden over 3f out, never near leaders
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, one pace final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
took keen hold, held up, headway over 2f out, edged right and led 1f out, ridden and ran on
in rear, behind 4f out
in touch, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
Waltzing Cat has started favourite for both of this season's outings and has gone close enough to suggest she'll be winning soon. Tegan landed a hat-trick before finishing second at Brighton but is 10lb higher than last month's C&D win, while Peira is not out of this having finished a close-up fifth at Bath off a higher mark earlier this month. Warneford drops in class but doesn't look the most straightforward so the vote goes to CONVENTION, whose recent second to a Sir Henry Cecil hotpot at Ffos Las looks the best recent form on offer.
Convention 11-4 (9-3) Tracked leaders, niggled along 5f out, edged left over 1f out, stayed on under pressure, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner, 2nd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Durante Alighieri (9-2) at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Viva Diva 20-1 (8-12) Held up, never on terms, 8th of 10, 8l behind Protaras (9-13) at Folkestone 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf in Aug.
Warneford 13-2 (8-4) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden and hung left over 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 7l behind Becausewecan (9-10) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Tegan (IRE) 85-40fav (9-9) Steadied start, raced keenly, soon tracking leader, lost place over 4f out, headway on outside over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Fairling (9-7) at Brighton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Tagansky 50-1 (8-7) Dropped in from wide draw, took keen hold, always behind, 7th of 10, 9l behind Yojimbo (9-0) at Epsom Downs 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Waltzing Cat (USA) 9-4fav (9-5) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on well, went 2nd inside final furlong, always held towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Ambala (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Peira 6-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 1 1/4l behind Lily In Pink (9-3) at Bath 1m 4f flls hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Battery Power 6-1 (9-7) Held up in rear in 4th, ridden to go 3rd over 1f out, one pace and no impression, 3rd of 4, 6l behind Watered Silk (9-13) at Yarmouth 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Steely 20-1 (9-3) Pushed up to chase leaders and wide on 1st turn, ridden and lost place 5f out, soon lost touch, tailed off, 11th of 12, well behind Satwa Dream (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Cyber Star 7-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, taken back several places and dropped in over 6f out, no impression fianl 2f, 6th of 13, 18l behind Princess Icicle (8-10) at Kempton 1m mdn auc stks (6) pol.
