slowly into stride, mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, beaten over 1f out, soon weakened
prominent, ridden over 1f out, hung right and led inside final furlong, headed towards finish
tracked leaders, not much room and lost place 5f out, not much room again over 3f out, no impression
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, held up, pushed along over 2f out, always in rear
prominent, grabbed stands side rail 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, battled on well to get back up towards finish (hand timed)
mid-division, headway well over 1f out, no impression on leaders
took keen hold, led after 1f, headed 2f out, soon not much room, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, last over 3f out, never dangerous
took keen hold, steadied after 1f, ridden and well beaten over 1f out
led 1f, pressed leader, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Lucy Limelites and Sixty Roses figure prominently on the short-list but marginal preference is for CLASSIC VOICE ahead of Philharmonic Hall as both runners look interesting as they step back up in trip. John Dunlop's string are in top form at present and Sixty Roses has shown enough to think that she can win a race of this nature whilst Lucy Limelites is clearly a promising individual having landed a Newmarket maiden at the first time of asking. Philharmonic Hall and Classic Voice are not ideally drawn in a race as competitive as this but Richard Fahey's runner left a poor run at Glorious Goodwood behind to take the eye at Ripon when looking in need of a return to this trip. Classic Voice also caught the eye staying on well over six furlongs when behind Restless Bay at Wolverhampton from a bad draw and looks capable of scoring from his initial mark.
Restless Bay (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well to go 2nd and every chance towards finish, led post, won at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol beating Brave Dream (9-5) by ns, 13 ran.
Grand Duchy 8-1 (9-3) Broke smartly, led, ridden over 2f out, hung left and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 16, 11l behind Utley (9-3) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn (5) sft.
Fairlie Dinkum 7-1 (8-13) Mid-division, hard ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 11, 5l behind First Class Favour (8-6) at Catterick 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Lucy Limelites 10-1 (9-0) Went right start, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll mdn (4) sft in Aug beating Grecian Goddess (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Veil Of Night 50-1 (7-12) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 14, 17l behind Invincible Ridge (8-11) at Newbury 6f 2yo hcp (3) gf.
Sixty Roses (IRE) 4-1 (8-9) Took keen hold early and soon settled in touch, headway to 2nd and challenged 2f out, ridden and carried head high under pressure soon after, no impression when lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened soon after, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Indigo Way (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Mica Mika (IRE) 12-1 (8-4) Chased leaders to over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 6l behind My Single Malt (8-12) at Newcastle 1m 2yo hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Saskia's Dream 18-1 (8-8) In rear, outpaced when not clear run 2f out, never able to challenge, last of 8, 7l behind Azrael (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Millies Folly 7-1 (7-11) Took keen hold, soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra final 150 yards, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Askaud (8-7) at Thirsk 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Aug.
Classic Voice (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Behind, ridden over 1f out, stayed on when not much room inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 6th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Restless Bay (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Philharmonic Hall 22-1 (8-5) Bumped start, outpaced and pushed along in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Maggie Mey (8-3) at Ripon 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Alexs Rainbow (USA) 80-1 (8-6) Mid-division far side, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final firlong, last of 16, 24l behind Murbeh (8-11) at Ripon 6f 2yo aut (2) gd in Aug.
Malice Or Mischief (IRE) 2-1fav (8-10) Chased leaders, led well over 1f out, soon drew clear, won at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo clm stks (6) pol beating Daas Rite (8-7) by 2 1/4l, 11 ran.
Silly Billy (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, weakened 1f out, 10th of 13, 10l behind Restless Bay (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
