held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
in rear, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders
close up, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, led briefly 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in touch, improved to track leaders over 3f out, ridden 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish
held up in rear, good headway on outside from 3f out to lead well over 1f out, driven out
close up, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
held up, ridden 3f out, staying on when hampered 2f out, soon hung left, not trouble leaders
led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon beaten, eased final furlong
tracked leader after 2f, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
TINAAR still looks progressive and Gerard Butler's filly is selected to see off Shady Lady and Hajmah. Ryan Moore looks an interesting jockey booking for the selection who comes here on the back of a fair third at Kempton last month. With a price tag of $400,000, this beautifully bred individual has the scope to be better than her revised mark of 84 and if they go a decent clip then the race may fall into her hands. Hajmah was a Bath winner in September however that was not a good race and her subsequent defeat at Windsor was disappointing. However this bigger field today may suit and it is far too early to write off this half-sister to Moon Quest. Wind Flow is one of several potential pace angles in the race, the most obvious other one being Shady Lady. She has been off for almost a year since running behind Mourayan in a Listed race at Leopardstown but she could easily be nicely treated here off a mark of 80. Stablemate Akbabend is in good form following a Wolverhampton win last time out, Colonel Flay is consistent, whilst Resurge is starting to look attractively handicapped after three average efforts. Evident Pride tries a visor, however this looks likely to go the way of the Giant's Causeway filly Tinaar.
Evident Pride (USA) 7-1 (9-7) Keen, held up, ridden and some headway 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 19l behind Dove Cottage (9-8) at Folkestone 1m 4f hcap (5) gs.
Resurge (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Held up mid-division, one pace, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Hanoverian Baron (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Akbabend 9-4fav (8-13) Tracked leader, left in lead over 5f out, pushed along over 2f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Secret Life (8-12) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Tinaar (USA) 9-4 (8-11) Keen hold early, held up in 4th, driven along to chase leading pair over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish, never able to challenge, 3rd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Highland Glen (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Sep.
Mister New York (USA) 20-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong until near finish, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Thin Red Line (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Shady Lady (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) Led after 1f, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 14l behind Mourayan (9-1) at Leopardstown 1m 1f 2yo lst stk sft in Nov.
Colonel Flay 3-1fav (9-3) Missed break, held up in last, ridden over 2f out, ran on final 100 yards, nearest finish, 5th of 7, 4l behind Sweet Hollow (8-12) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.
Hajmah (IRE) 6-4fav (9-1) Slowly away, soon in touch, travelling well, effort when switched right over 1f out, ridden and soon hung left, found nil, eased inside final furlong, last of 5, 7l behind Lively Fling (9-4) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Wind Flow 7-2fav (9-8) In touch until lost place 1 mile out, stayed behind and no chance after, tailed off, 9th of 10, 39l behind Black Rain (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
