in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on not reached leaders
mid-division, ridden when no clear run over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, one pace final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, hung left and every chance from over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
started slowly, behind, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on
prominent, soon weakened and outpaced
led, ridden over 2f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden 4f out, weakened
behind, not clear run over 3f out, stayed on for 1f out, never dangerous
slowly into stride, held up and keen, headway over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out
In what is a truly dreadful contest, what can only be a tentative vote goes to Grandma's Girl, who is preferred to Pragmatica and Just Bond. The last mentioned is less exposed than most of these but lack of form on the surface is of concern for Bryan Smart's gelding. Blue Quiver has not had a great deal of racing for a five-year-old and he holds more solid claims than the Barry Hills-trained Heart Stopping, who has given little sign of encouragement from admittedly limited opportunities so far. Gary Moore's Kristinor ran promisingly over course and distance last time and has to be respected along with Pragmatica, although the last mentioned has had more chances than most of these at the age of four and looks booked for a place at best. The vote then goes to Grandma's Girl, who has slipped to an attractive mark for her debut on a surface that, on pedigree, should bring about improvement.
Kristinor (FR) 10-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, headway and squeezed through over 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Parkview Love (9-1) at Lingfield 1m app stk 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Heart Stopping (USA) 5-1 (8-13) Always towards rear, tailed off, eased final furlong, last of 12, well behind Seasons Estates (9-5) at Chepstow 1m 3yo fll hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Grandma's Girl 10-1 (8-0) Tracked leaders, under pressure, weakened from 2f out, 4th of 6, 17l behind Tanzanite (8-3) at Sandown 1m fll hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Tranquilizer 14-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, behind, headway 3f out, soon weakened, 8th of 14, 8l behind Polar Dawn (8-6) at Chepstow 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Just Bond (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden and stayed on well final 2f, 4th of 18, 2l behind Linden's Lady (8-13) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Blue Quiver (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Steadied rear, no chance when hung left final 2f, 9th of 14, 22l behind Lady Taverner (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Pragmatica 7-1 (9-8) Led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out and weakened, 5th of 18, 5l behind Night Storm (9-3) at Brighton 7f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Bachelor Affair 20-1 (8-12) Pulled hard, with leader, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 15, 13l behind Sunshine On Me (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2f stk 0-60 (6) gf in Aug.
