held up behind, smooth headway over 4f out, led and quickened over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
chased leaders, lost place 4f out, no danger after
mid-division on outside, dropped rear halfway, tailed off 5f out
led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten
keen early, soon pressed leader, lost place over 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off when eased over 2f out
behind, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to go 2nd when edged left well inside final furlong, not reach edwinner
slowly into stride, behind, headway 4f out, chased winner over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on until lost 2nd, no extra well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, outpaced over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
prominent until driven and dropped rear after 5f, tailed off 5f out
An open handicap where we will take a chance on one debuting in this sphere, INGENUE, to prevail, while Elite Land and Harcas can have their say. Sir Mark Prescott trains the selection, which should set a few alarm bells ringing among the bookies with this Hernando filly racing from a mark of just 45 and blinkered for the first time. There is every chance she will show improvement for the headgear and the longer trip here, while the ground is no problem and we will chance her. Elite Land handles conditions, although is arguably better with cut, and does have a bit to prove having never won beyond 12f. Harcas is 3lbs higher than when winning over the trip on fast ground at Redcar but consistency is not his strong suit as evidenced by a thrashing at Musselburgh last time. Fell Pack looks a doubtful stayer, while Lady Sorcerer has no stamina issues, but the ground is the concern for her. Terminate is capable from this handy mark but is another who may not stay, so we'll side with Ingenue.
Elite Land 17-2 (8-5) Close up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Grandad Bill (8-4) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
They All Laughed 22-1 (8-8) Never better than mid-division, 13th of 15, 27l behind Grandad Bill (8-4) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Terminate (GER) 12-1 (9-1) Held up in 5th, ridden and beaten over 2f out, went modest 4th towards finish, 4th of 7, 13l behind Ifatfirst (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Harcas (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon tracking leader, ridden and lost 2nd over 3f out, soon hung right, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 26l behind Ifatfirst (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Fell Pack 4-1 (8-6) Prominent, weakened entering final furlong, 5th of 8, 11l behind Spiders Star (9-0) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
Lady Sorcerer 11-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 14, 7l behind John Forbes (9-9) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Aug.
Park's Prodigy 12-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Shifting Gold (9-4) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Blue Jet (USA) 20-1 (8-9) Prominent, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 10, 21l behind Simple Jim (8-10) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Royal Keva (IRE) 25-1 (8-3) Behind, some late headway, never on terms, 8th of 13, 29l behind Speed Dating (9-1) at Carlisle 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
Ingenue 10-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, lost place from 6f out, last of 15, 23l behind Clovis (9-12) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gd in Aug.
