took keen hold, held up in 6th, closed under pressure approaching 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, not reach winner
held up, closed under pressure 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
tracked leading trio, closed to chase leading pair straight, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven to hold on near finish
held up in rear, closing on leaders on inside rail when hampered inside final 2f, no impression final furlong
in touch, ridden early straight, soon struggling
held up in rear, closed on wide outside 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
chased clear leader, ridden to close approaching straight, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
slowly away, driven up to lead after 1f, and set strong pace, headed over 2f out, weakening when hung left over 1f out
chased leading pair, weakened straight
In the finale, Another Con is selected ahead of Sand 'n Stars and Aimee Vibert. Follow a filly in form is an oft-heard maxim and, as she has won her last three races, Another Con fits that bill nicely. She can go well. Boot 'n Toot seems more out than in these days, while Spectral Star has suggested ability, but not so that you could be confident about nominating her today. Sand And Stars' Windsor run last time, though, brings her right into the argument and Aimee Vibert has enough form in a light career to be given some thought to too. Lady Taverner holds a shout for a place, while Missie Baileys is only three pounds above a 10-furlong winning mark at today's venue and is another that cannot be dismissed if on one of her better days. Finally, Cantrip is weighted to win again based on Turf form, but the bottom pair would be hard to fancy. All of which returns us to the selection, which is Another Con.
Boot 'n Toot 33-1 (8-8) Held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 13, 8l behind Master Cobbler (8-6) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jun.
Sand And Stars (IRE) 9-1 (10-0) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway under strong pressure 2f out, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Madhavi (9-9) at Windsor 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gf.
Aimee Vibert 10-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 14, 9l behind Smooth Jazz (9-5) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Lady Taverner 3-1fav (8-13) Tracked leaders, headway 4f out, kept on final furlong, just held, 4th of 7, nk behind Cotton Easter (8-9) at Bath 1m 5f fll hcp (5) sft in May.
Missie Baileys 16-1 (9-3) Held up, headway on outside from 3f out, chased winner inside final 2f, not quicken and lost 2nd final 75 yards, 3rd of 14, 1l behind Rose Bien (8-10) at Folkestone 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.
Another Con (IRE) 10-3fav (9-1) Held up towards rear, some progress over 3f out, ridden and stayed on well on stand's side to lead last stride, won at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) frm beating Meelup (9-7) by a hd, 15 ran.
Cantrip 16-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 6l behind Gringo (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcap (5) gf in Jun.
Spectral Star 11-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, led briefly 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 6, 20l behind Sabbiosa (8-12) at Chepstow 1m 4f fll hcp (4) sft in May.
