held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on
held up, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, eased 2f out
held up, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
held up mid-division, kept on final furlong
chased leaders, weakened 2f out
chased leaders, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
held up, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Angelina Ballerina continues to prove vulnerable, and while she stands out here as the highest BHA-rated runner we will take her on with INPURSUITOFFREEDOM. The Pastoral Pursuits filly made a very pleasing debut at Newmarket in August, when an unfancied 100/1 shot, running third to a Godolphin hotpot. The runner-up has come out and won on the Polytrack at Kempton on its only subsequent start, auguring well for our selection. The McBride yard is also in form, while this step up in trip should be a positive, so we will take a chance on her. Angelina Ballerina is officially rated 69 after numerous defeats, and she is proving expensive to follow. She steps up markedly in trip now, although she is likely to do better over a mile or so at three and she looks worth taking on again. One Cool Poppy was well down the field in a valuable Ascot sales race last time, but can now start to realise some of the promise shown on her Salisbury debut and she should be capable of getting involved. Dubai Phantom made some progress from first run to second, but may be a more likely winner when handicapping, while the same applies to Chichina, who would not be a leading light from Mark Johnston's Middleham stronghold judged on what we have seen so far. Inpursuitoffreedom is the selection here.
Dubai Phantom (USA) 50-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders and keen, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 8l behind Natural Law (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Sep.
Ajara Boy 50-1 (9-3) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 16l behind Bellini Rose (8-12) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Brooklands Bay (IRE) Pyrus gelding out of Brooklands Time.
Noverre Over There (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Rakhine (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo sll hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sep.
Chichina (USA) 20-1 (8-6) Always behind, no chance final 2f, 11th of 12, 10l behind Thrust Control (8-11) at Warwick 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf.
One Cool Poppy (IRE) 66-1 (8-2) Raced far side and always behind, 21st of 27, 17l behind Shamandar (8-5) at Ascot 6f 2yo flls auc (2) gd in Sep.
Angelena Ballerina (IRE) 10-3fav (9-0) Raced towards centre, held up, ridden halfway, no impression final 2f, 6th of 10, 8l behind Flip Flop (9-0) at Folkestone 6f 2yo fll mdn (5) gs.
Crystal Bridge 100-1 (8-1) Mid-division weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 18l behind Tell Me A Story (8-4) at Beverley 5f 2yo fll mdn aut (5) gf in Jul.
Inpursuitoffreedom 100-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 16, 4l behind Destination Aim (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn aut (4) gd in Aug.