ridden away from stalls, chased leader until over 3f out, weakened quickly
reluctant to leave stalls and slowly away, in rear, headway when hampered over 3f out, soon switched left, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner, lost 2 places inside final furlong
dwelt, towards rear, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led, headed well over 2f out, soon beaten
mid-division, headway over 2f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, no impression on winner, kept on
went left start, mid-division, lost place over 3f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway when bumped and went left over 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner
mid-division, bumped 3f out, soon weakened
Rated 79, Model Guest sets the standard but was beaten in novice company before going close in a handicap here and Turaath has also been handicapping without success. Wolverhampton fourth Tefnut looks a likely improver and Pivotal Decision should appreciate this extra distance but DAFINAH may prove good enough. She’s out of a Grade 1 winner in North America and John Gosden has an impressive strike rate with three-year-old runners at this venue.
Dutch Melody 50-1 (9-5) Outpaced in rear, soon struggling, beaten halfway, modest 4th, 4th of 5, 20 3/4l behind Heritage (9-0) at Bath 5f mdn stks (4) fm in Jul.
Model Guest 14-1 (9-12) Mid-division, headway to lead 2f out, ridden two lengths clear 1f out, denied on the line, 2nd of 12, nk behind Algaffaal (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Dafinah (IRE) War Front filly out of Spring In The Air.
Luckyangel 5-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, last of 9, 21l behind Helvezia (9-0) at Chepstow 7f mdn stks (5) sft in Aug.
Pivotal Decision 4-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some late headway final furlong, 8th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Higher Kingdom (9-9) at Newcastle 6f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Sarsanet (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 33 1/4l behind With Thanks (9-7) at Catterick 7f fll stks (5) hvy in Aug.
Tefnut (USA) 12-1 (9-0) Ridden along early towards rear, effort over 3f out, no impression on leaders, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Long Haired Lover (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
The Saddle Rock (IRE) 150-1 (8-5) Towards rear, ridden before 2f out, never involved, 11th of 12, 17 1/4l behind Frow (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Turaath 17-2 (9-3) Dwelt soon led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Sha La La La Lee (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
