raced stand side, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
raced far side, led that group until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced far side, with leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra final furlong
slowly into stride, raced stand side, always behind
raced stand side, prominent, reminders and hung left from halfway, one pace final 2f
raced far side, chased leaders until weakened 2f out
raced stand side, chased leaders, weakened and hung left from over 2f out
raced stand side, led that group over 2f, stayed on same pace final 2f
raced far side, held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
raced stand side, always prominent, led that group over 3f out, overall leader over 1f out, ran on well comfortably
slowly into stride, raced far side, chased leaders, led that group over 1f out, no chance with winner
slowly into stride, raced stand side, behind, never near leaders
raced stand side, behind and stayed on inside final furlong, never on terms
Ingratitude gets a tentative vote in the opener, with Go Figure and Culture Queen best of the others that have seen action so far. There is added interest here with three Newmarket debutantes in Queen's Best, Jezawi and Astronova, but the only guide to their respective chances is the market, so unless one of the trio is strongly supported, we prefer to go with the proven evidence. With that in mind, and with Ralph Beckett's juveniles in form this term, a chance is taken that Ingratitude can improve on his fourth to Giganticus at Haydock a fortnight ago. Runner-up Erytheis has already franked the form with an albeit hard-fought success at Yarmouth on Wednesday, and hopes are high that the son of Inchinor can make the most of his high draw with the stalls being on the stands side. Go Figure has had four runs already but did not shape too badly at Salisbury last time, while Culture Queen was only denied on the line at Bath and has an extra furlong in her favour now. For the likely winner though, we return to Ingratitude.
Blu Manruna 12-1 (9-0) In touch on outer, switched towards near side rail final 2f, ran on to press for 2nd near finish, no chance with winner, 3rd of 16, 7l behind Pommes Frites (8-9) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn aut (6) gf.
Go Figure (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden along over 2f out, not pace to challenge, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 8, 6l behind Musical Guest (8-2) at Salisbury 6f 2yo hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Ingratitude (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 16, 3l behind Giganticus (9-0) at Haydock 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd.
Jezawi (IRE) Danzig colt out of a well-bred lightly-raced maiden.
King Faz (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 9, 10l behind Expensive (8-9) at Thirsk 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Aug.
Be Like A Lion 8-1 (8-11) Keen, race close 3rd, ridden approaching 1f out, ran on to go 2nd 1f out, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Bridal Path (8-11) at Chepstow 5f 2yo fll mdn aut (6) gf in Aug.
Culture Queen 3-1 (8-11) Held up, headway under pressure on inside 2f out, driven and ran on to lead near finish, caught post, 2nd of 7, shd behind Chaski (8-11) at Bath 5f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf in Aug.
Queen's Best King's Best filly, half-sister to 1m4f winner Reverie Solitaire.
