mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon beaten
led, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
steadied start, never better than finishing position
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, rider lost whip approaching final furlong but held
towards rear, never a danger and eased inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, gradually faded
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
with leaders, led 3f out, headed inside and faded
always in the rear
tracked leaders, ridden and close up over 1f out, kept on same pace
in rear and reminders soon after start, never a factor
held up, headway on outside 3f out, ridden and edged left approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on
keen and in touch, lost place and behind over 6f out
Another poor contest on a moderate night of racing where Lilac Moon may well be capable of following up her Carlisle win, with Prince Noel, Musical Land and Arabiyah others for the short lists. Lilac Moon steps up in trip from her mile success at Carlisle and that can elicit further improvement, based on her pedigree. She has not yet been tried at the track, so there is always the question over her ability to handle the surface, but she looks a nice enough prospect and we will side with her. Prince Noel won a seller over 9f at Musselburgh last time out and has won over this trip before, so with this not being hot he could again go close. Musical Land is officially rated the best of these and on the face of it looks favoured by the weights. It is not long since he was rated 15lb higher than this mark, but his form has tailed off quickly and he is best watched. Arabiyah has a similar profile but at her best she could definitely get competitive, though we think Lilac Moon should have the call here.
Credential 7-1 (9-10) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 13, 6l behind Treetops Hotel (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcap (6) pol in Sept.
Mighty Mover (IRE) 66-1 (9-2) Prominent, led well over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 7l behind Pindar (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f Stks (41-45) (7) pol.
Ocean Valentine 28-1 (11-4) Took keen hold, in touch, weakened over 3f out, 15th of 17, 25l behind Terminate (11-3) at Warwick 1m 3f amt hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Sekula Pata (NZ) 66-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, 10th of 11, 4l behind Oeuf A La Neige (8-12) at Musselburgh 1m 1f clm (6) gf in Sept.
Arabiyah 11-2 (8-12) Prominent, chased leader over 11f out until ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 12, 16l behind Bond Casino (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Sept.
Beresford Lady 16-1 (8-12) Reluctant to load, slowly into stride, soon mid-division, went 2nd 4f out, driven over 2fout, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 14, 4l behind Smash N'Grab (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Botham (USA) 13-2 (8-7) Mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, headway when hampered 1f out, no impression after, 5th of 12, 5l behind Alonso de Guzman (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Fairy Festival (IRE) 9-1 (8-6) Pulled hard, led over 8f out, headed over 7f out, remained prominent, ridden 3f out, stayed on one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 12, 3l behind Picky (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo app hcp (6) pol.
Lawyer To World 12-1 (8-12) Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakening when hung left well over 1f out, 5th of 11, 10l behind Sir Duke (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 4f 3yo stk 0-55 (6) pol.
Lilac Moon (GER) 11-8fav (8-7) Chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, ridden well over 2f out, led entering final furlong, kept on well, won at Carlisle 1m 3yo clm (6) gf in Aug beating Terry Molloy (9-0) by 2l, 10 ran.
Musical Land (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 11, 5l behind Birkside (9-6) at Redcar 1m 2f sll (5) gd.
Prince Noel 3-1fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, hampered over 3f out, hard ridden over 2f out, stayed on gamely to lead towards finish, won at Musselburgh 1m 1f 3yo sll (6) gd beating Kings Art (9-0) by a nk, 12 ran.
Scruffy (IRE) 80-1 (9-3) Towards rear, never dangerous, last of 6, 23l behind Jibajaba (9-3) at Redcar 1m 1f mdn aut stk (5) frm in Aug.
