tracked leaders,outpaced 2f out and ridden, switched right entering final furlong, kept on well inside final furlong, went 3rd place near finish
always towards rear
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace
dwelt, in rear, pushed along halfway, headway and switched left over 1f out, led final furlong, kept on strongly
towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra and lost 3rd place near finish
led, ridden and headed final furlong, soon weakened
in touch, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened last 75 yards
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression
held up mid-division, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden and hung left over 1f out, never dangerous
BLETCHLEY’s ability to handle soft ground has to be taken on trust but she has the best form in the race. A losing favourite in the Group 2 Cherry Hinton at Newmarket on fast ground, she had earlier suffered a narrow-margin defeat in the Albany at Ascot. Drumfad Bay and Belle Meade have yet to threaten in pattern races but the latter’s stablemate Rosebride won a handicap in good style at Leicester last time. Shamsaya is another winning handicapper and handles most types of going and Partitia landed a conditions race at Chester last month. Stormy Clouds won a valuable sales race at York recently but may prefer faster ground.
Belle Meade (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on inside, ridden and one pace when edged right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 3 3/4l behind Kilmah (9-0) at Goodwood 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gf in Aug.
Bletchley 9-4fav (9-0) Close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Roly Poly (9-0) at Newmarket 6f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gf in Jul.
Connacht Girl (IRE) 5-2 (9-0) Chased leader, hard driven to challenge over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra closing stages, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Norwegian Highness (9-0) at Thirsk 5f mdn stks (4) sft in Aug.
Delectation 28-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, challenged over 2f out, driven to lead inside final 2f, ridden out final furlong, stayed on, won at Thirsk 6f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Aug beating Tschierschen (9-0) by 2l, 13 ran.
Drumfad Bay (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden in 5th 2f out, 5th 1f out, no impression, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Rhododendron (9-0) at Curragh 7f Grp 2 fll stks (1) Yielding in Aug.
Erica Bing (8-12) 5th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Xaarino (9-2) at Deauville 7f lst stks gd in Aug.
Partitia 13-8fav (9-1) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 1f out, soon ridden, challenged inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final 50 yards, won at Chester 6f fll stks (2) gd in Aug beating Rosabelle (9-1) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Queensbrydge 20-1 (8-12) Led, driven when challenged over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened closing stages, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind The Last Lion (9-1) at Kempton 6f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Sep.
Rosebride 10-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, clear inside final furlong, ran on, won at Leicester 6f fll (4) gd in Aug beating Parsnip (9-5) by 3l, 10 ran.
Shamsaya (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Prominent, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well, clear final 75 yards, won at Salisbury 6f fll (3) gs in Sep beating Jumping Around (8-13) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Stormy Clouds (IRE) 8-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression inside final furlong, 7th of 19, 5 1/4l behind Mubtasim (8-9) at Doncaster 6f stks (2) gd in Sep.
Swish (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear and 7th halfway, pushed along from 2f out, ridden and kept on into 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Intelligence Cross (9-3) at Curragh 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Moonlit Show 12-1 (9-0) Always prominent, led approaching final furlong, flashed tail under pressure closing stages, stayed on well, won at Haydock 6f mdn fll stks (5) gd in Sep beating Think Fashion (9-0) by nk, 11 ran.
