chased leading pair, ridden and not quicken 2f out, stayed on to 2nd inside final furlong, not able to reach winner
held up in mid division, headway centre over 2f out, driven to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
chased leading trio, led 2f out, ridden and headed just over 1f out, chased winner until inside final furlong, weakened final 110 yards
took keen hold in rear, ridden and struggling over 2f out, never a factor
steadied start, held up towards rear, headway on far side over 2f out, no impression when hung left over 1f out
in touch, headway far side over 2f out, soon chased leaders, led just over 1f out, stayed on well, driven out
led until over 2f out, weakened rapidly inside final 2f, eased when no chance final furlong
took keen hold, held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, no progress when edged left over 1f out, eased when no chance final furlong
towards rear, pushed along halfway, soon weakened and behind
held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon edging left, never near leaders
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, plugged on same pace inside final furlong, no impression
Batgirl now looks high enough in the handicap after her Yarmouth win but is not taken on lightly with MELLIFERA. Walter Swinburn's runners are going well and this three-year-old filly is 4lb higher than a course and distance win on fast ground in June. She should be very competitive and with first time head gear and her claimer up to lighten the load she may prove good enough. Ajool is becoming ever-more interesting now dropping in the weights and could show her best since a Beverley win in the summer, while Diggeratt and Ivory Lace are both likely to make a race of it without necessarily being up to the task of winning given their current marks.
Diggeratt (USA) 7-2fav (9-7) Tracked leading pair, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final, kept on, 4th of 12, 1l behind Bakongo (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Ivory Lace 14-1 (9-3) In rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong, never near leaders, 6th of 16, 4l behind Daddy's Gift (8-12) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Saturn Way (GR) 7-1 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway 2f out, one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Croeso Cusan (9-1) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Florio Vincitore (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Never near leaders, 8th of 13, 15l behind Westwood (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Aug.
Mellifera 6-1fav (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway under pressure and hung left from 2f out, switched left to rails over 1f out, ridden and weakened soon after, 7th of 12, 6l behind First In The Queue (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sep.
Rosedale 16-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 15, 31l behind Red Gulch (9-0) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep.
Meydan Dubai (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) In rear, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 12l behind Croeso Cusan (9-1) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Batgirl 5-1 (9-5) Slowly away, headway to track leaders over 3f out, ridden to lead and hung left 1f out, ran on, won at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Sep beating Yankee Storm (9-8) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.
Valkov 33-1 (8-13) Mid-division, under pressure halfway, soon beaten, 9th of 11, 15l behind April Fool (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Night Sky 11-2 (8-11) Keen in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 11l behind Ashkalara (8-7) at Ffos Las 1m 2f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Sep.
Ajool (USA) 33-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, lost place over 5f out, headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 11, 26l behind Flipping (8-10) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Frank Street 15-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, driven edged left and stayed on same pace over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Blue Noodles (8-5) at Kempton 1m clm stks (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
