tracked leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, never on terms after
slowly into stride, behind, never on terms
flashed tail leaving stalls, tracked leading pair, went 2nd halfway, led inside final 2f, narrowly headed over 1f out, rallied gamely to lead again near finish
raced keenly, held up tracking leaders, smooth headway on outside tracking leaders over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, led over 1f out, stayed on but headed near finish
led, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headed entering final 2f, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, plugged on in modest 3rd final furlong
raced keenly, tracked leader until halfway, chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, plugged on pressing for modest 3rd
held up in last pair, never on terms
never travelled and always behind
As a five-year-old, Escape The City is a lot more exposed than her rivals but she can’t be left out of calculations in a very open-looking handicap. Heart Reef has a bit prove now, however, while Arriviste lacks a recent run. Queen Of The Sea is tried in cheekpieces but Punting is the only one of the three-year-olds to have won over this trip. Woodhouse was well backed on her reappearance at Doncaster and the extra yardage here should be in her favour so she’s preferred to Thanielle but AWARD SCHEME may have her measure. The Queen’s filly doesn’t look an easy ride but she has been showing promise nonetheless and is another who should appreciate the longer distance.
Heart Reef (FR) 16-1 (9-7) Raced in mid-division, hampered over 8f out, niggled along over 4f out, ridden for effort 3f out and made no impression, last of 7, 13l behind Midnights Legacy (9-6) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Escape The City 5-1 (9-7) Dwelt towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and no impression final furlong, 7th of 12, 11 3/4l behind Golden Wolf (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Award Scheme 11-4 (8-9) Led, pushed along and headed over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Sakura Petal (8-9) at Newmarket 1m fll stks (5) gf in Jun.
Arriviste 3-1 (9-0) Close up, headway over 2f out, pushed along to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 7f mdn fll stks (4) pol in Dec beating True Believer (9-0) by 2l, 9 ran.
Queen Of The Sea (IRE) 5-2 (9-0) Raced keenly, led 1f, tracked leader until over 2f out, remained well there, hung right and rallied over 1f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Asiaaf (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 2f fll stks (5) gd in Jun.
Punting (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Held up in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, shaken up and stayed on inside final furlong, not quite pace of leading duo, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Hover (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Thanielle (FR) 9-2 (9-0) Led until pushed along and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out, eased when no chance, 7th of 9, 9 1/2l behind Pure Beauty (9-10) at Newmarket 7f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Jun.
Woodhouse 11-8fav (9-5) Dwelt, held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, switched right and ridden over 1f out, stayed on final 150 yards, never on terms, 5th of 11, 2l behind Anfield Girl (9-0) at Doncaster 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
