never better than midfield
midfield, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
midfield, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, led 1f out, ran on well
chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
midfield, ridden and headway 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong never nearer
prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed 1f out, no extra
always in rear
always in midfield
never better than midfield
led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened
held up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, chased winner 1f out, no extra
NonRunner
KIRILENKO was returning from an absence when winning at Windsor last month and there should be more to come from Sir Michael Stoute’s filly. She’s preferred to Chelmsford winner Victoria Grove but several remain unexposed and are worth a second glance now handicapping. That includes the Gosdens’ charge and Wolverhampton winner Lady Eros and the novice winners Night Battle and Tinderbox, who both raced in Pattern company last time.
Lalania 5-1 (9-5) Steadied start, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 4th of 5, 6 1/4l behind Dubai Love (10-2) at Newmarket 7f hcp fll (3) gf in Jul.
Tinderbox 5-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 13l behind Mise En Scene (9-0) at Goodwood 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in Aug.
Night Battle (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Led 2f, tracked leader until halfway, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 13, 25 1/4l behind Shaara (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) gd in Sep.
Thebeautifulgame 10-1 (9-1) In touch, not clear run and switched wide 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Value Theory (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp fll (3) gd in Sep.
Lady Eros (USA) 5-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, plugged on final furlong, just missed modest 3rd, 4th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Bling On The Music (9-5) at Leicester 7f stks (5) gf in Oct.
Kirilenko 7-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, went 2nd 5f out, led 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, strongly pressed edging left throughout final furlong, all out, won at Windsor 1m hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Jade Country (9-4) by ns, 14 ran.
Victoria Grove 2-1fav (9-13) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Oct beating Alpha Cru (10-2) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Ellade 100-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, rear-division, some late minor headway, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Borgi (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Star From Afarhh 50-1 (8-9) Dwelt towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms, 10th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Ghaly (9-13) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Queen Of Burgundy 6-1 (9-8) Led, driven when joined over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 2nd of 5, 4 1/4l behind Angel's Whisper (9-4) at Newmarket 1m hcp fll (4) gf in Aug.
Granary Queen (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) In rear, pushed along over 1f out, headway to chase leaders 1f out, stayed on close home, just held, 2nd of 11, hd behind Yoshimi (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Rose Barton (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Raced keenly in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 5f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Kirilenko (9-6) at Windsor 1m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
