held up towards rear, not clear run over 2f out or inside final furlong, never dangerous
mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on
led until over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, carried left and hampered inside final furlong, soon led, headed towards finish
held up, ridden over 1f out, no impression when slightly hampered inside final furlong
prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ran on to lead towards finish
mid-division, weakened 2f out
prominent, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up, headway over 1f out, hung left and no impression inside final furlong
held up towards rear, clear run over 2f out, headway and hung left 1f out, kept on, nearest finish
soon driven along to go prominent, led over 2f out, hung left from 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
Discoteque is a sporting choice in the finale, while Prettilini, Miskina and Black Sea Pearl are others to monitor. Black Sea Pearl has plenty of scope for improvement and she can be forgiven her below par effort from a poor draw at Kempton last time. Being by Diktat, the trip should not really be a concern and the mount of John Egan will be noteworthy if supported. Miskina won this race off a 1lb lower mark last year and has to be respected. That said, her recent efforts have not been the most convincing and she needs to find improvement. Prettilini has a similar profile, as she is better than her recent efforts would suggest. She copes well with Wolverhampton and will be hard to keep out of the frame. However, in a race that is full of pitfalls, the well handicapped Discotheque rates as the best sporting option on this occasion. Especially as she shaped up nicely in similar grade last time.
Black Sea Pearl 8-1 (8-10) Towards rear, driven along on outside over 2f, never on terms, 9th of 14, 8l behind Fateful Attraction (8-12) at Kempton 7f hcap (6) pol.
Whistleupthewind 10-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed just over 1f out, not pace of winner final furlong, 2nd of 13, 3l behind Young Bertie (9-4) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Fairdonna 10-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders and took keen hold, hampered 6f out, hampered and lost place well over 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on, 6th of 12, 4l behind Redwood Rocks (8-12) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Miss Porcia 6-1 (9-6) Chased leader, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on, won at W'hampton 1m 1f banded stk (7) pol beating Wodhill Gold (9-3) by a nk, 12 ran.
Prettilini 17-2 (8-11) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 7l behind La Colline (8-7) at Southwell 6f app hcp (6) fbs.
Miskina 25-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 13, 4l behind Polar Force (9-1) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Solicitude 16-1 (8-9) Raced wide in mid-division, headway on outside 3f out, ran on inside final furlong to take 2nd final 50 yards, not reached winner, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Cool Sting (9-5) at Lingfield 6f 3yo sll (6) pol in Oct.
Jabbara (IRE) 3-1 (8-12) Always travelling well, tracked leaders, shaken up to lead over 1f out, soon in command, eased near finish, won at Southwell 6f mdn stk (5) fbs beating Left Nostril (8-12) by 6l, 11 ran.
