held up in rear, some moderate headway final furlong
held up in mid-division, effort on outside 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
chased leaders until weakened inside final 2f
held up and always in rear
led for 2f, tracked leader, regained lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up in mid-division, effort 2f out, soon driven, hung right over 1f out and weakened
mid-division, effort and hard ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led after 2f, headed 2f out, gradually weakened
held up in mid-division, headway on wide outside over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on to take 2nd last strides, no chance with winner
held up in rear, headway on wide outside 2f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, soon clear
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, chased winner until weakened near finish
Not for the first time in his career Arctic Desert found less than was anticipated, having travelled like the winner, at Folkestone last time and is probably worth taking on with preference for Ela Paparouna, who gets the vote ahead of Enford Princess. The last mentioned has claims on the pick of her form and ran close to that when second at Windsor last month but there is a suspicion that the daughter of Pivotal may be better on a softer surface. Violet Park is gradually slipping to a fair mark and has to be considered along with James Given's Burley Flame, who should appreciate the drop back in trip today. Chris Wall's Keyaki is on a fair mark but needs to improve on recent evidence and of more interest may be Blue Java, although his backers will need to disregard a below par effort last time. The vote then goes to Ela Paparouna, who has not had a great deal of racing this term and remains on a favourable mark.
Violet Park 33-1 (9-3) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, ran on final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 14, 3l behind Ali Bruce (8-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Enford Princess 9-2 (8-13) Tracked leaders in 4th, led 2f out, hard driven final furlong, caught last stride, 2nd of 7, shd behind Habanero (9-2) at Windsor 1m stk 0-80 (4) gs in Aug.
Burley Flame 7-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway and switched left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 15, 7l behind Out For A Stroll (8-1) at Nottingham 1m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Keyaki (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Tracked leader to over 4f out, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 7l behind All Quiet (9-7) at Windsor 1m fll hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Ela Paparouna 9-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Ali Bruce (8-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Arctic Desert 13-8fav (9-9) Took keen hold, held up, led going easily 2f out, hard driven over 1f out, headed and no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Monashee Prince (8-6) at Folkestone 7f app hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Fabrian 10-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, soon driven along, ridden and one pace final furlong, 7th of 18, 6l behind Neon Blue (8-3) at York 7f hcp (5) gf.
Blue Java 9-1 (9-8) In touch stand's side, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 24, 7l behind Mine Behind (10-3) at Newbury 7f ldy rds hcp (3) gf in Jul.
