held up in rear, headway on outside from 3f out, stayed on to chase leading pair entering final furlong, no impression and lost 3rd final 100 yds.
close up, tracked leader 3f out, driven to lead approaching 2f out kept on under pressure final furlong, caught post
slowly into stride, soon switched left from wide draw and driven along in rear, moderate headway final furlong
held up in rear, smooth headway on outer from 3f out, chased leader over 1f out, driven and run on final furlong to lead post
led after 2f, headed over 3f out and weakened quickly
chased leaders on inner, lost place 3f out, no danger after
tracked leaders, led over 3f out, to approaching 2f out, soon weakened
held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, one pace and no impression final furlong
chased leader, ridden on inner and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
behind, headway on outside from 3f out, no further impression
led for 2f, tracked leader until weakened 4f out
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to take 3rd final 100 yds
mid-division, lost place 3f out, no chance after
never going well and always towards rear
This is a competitive handicap in which Strudel, Miss Provvidence and Pagan Sky are the three to concentrate on with the vote given to the last mentioned. The selection was not beaten all that far at York last time behind Realism. He is running consistently well and if he sees out this slightly longer trip, and the indications are that he will relish it, then he should go close. Strudel won well last time at Ayr when beating Ionian Spring and this filly looks a typical Sir Mark Prescott improver. If the market confidence behind her was strong then it would pay to take the hint. Miss Provvidence is eased significantly in grade after being well beaten in a Group 3 behind Ouija Board last time. She meets nothing of that class today but the indications last time where that she did not see out this trip at this stage in her development and although she remains unexposed she is passed over. Wait For The Will has been a little disappointing of late but he is proven at this trip and has to be considered. However, Pagan Sky is ultra-consistent and is taken to lead them passed the winning post.
The Violin Player (USA) 5-1 (8-12) Started very slowly, in rear, struggling from 3f out, 11th of 13, 17l behind Clueless (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Sept.
Pagan Sky (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Realism (9-5) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Miss Provvidence (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Held up, headway over 6f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 13, 19l behind Ouija Board (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f fll stk Grp 3 (1) gd in Sept.
Strudel (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon hung left, kept on well, won at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft beating Ionian Spring (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Golano 14-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden over 3f out, one pace, 7th of 20, 3 1/2l behind Kingsholm (8-9) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Wait For The Will (USA) 20-1 (8-5) Keen, held up in rear, never near leaders, 9th of 16, 6l behind Sirce (8-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Sept.
Tromp 11-4fav (9-2) Held up in last, pushed along 3f out, no headway final 2f, 6th of 10, 9l behind Brads House (8-6) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Summerise 12-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, soon beaten, 11th of 15, 14l behind Noora (8-10) at Newbury 1m 2f fll hcp (4) gf.
