in touch for 4 furlongs weakened 2f out
started slowly, behind and ridden along, some headway from halfway
chased leaders till ridden, weakened 2f out
always in touch behind leaders, led 2f out, driven out
held up on rails, headway 3f out, one pace final furlong
soon promininent, tracked leader till ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
always in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, behind and never dangerous
led till headed 2f out, kept on final furlong without being a danger to winner
in touch throughout, ridden, weakened final furlong
mid-division till ridden, weakened over 2f out
always towards rear
behind till moderate headway from 3f out
Perle d'Or looks the one to beat in this opener with Imperial Royale, Trullitti and Circassion the others worthy of consideration. The selection ran well on her debut behind Blue Tomato at York over six furlongs in July and and is sure to come on for that run. The extra furlong should not be a problem and the William Haggas charge is the one to beat. Imperial Royale is now qualified to run in handicaps so is interesting in this contest after an encouraging run over a mile at Epsom earlier in the month. With the useful claimer Sam Hitchcott in the plate Imperial Royale could go well. Trullitti made an eyecatching debut at Salisbury behind Silk Fan three weeks ago staying on strongly at the finish and is entitled to plenty of respect here. Sir Mark Prescott's Circassion has not shown too much in two starts so far but can't be discounted and could be open to improvement while market support for any of the newcomers should be noted. But Perle d' Or did enough on her debut at York to be the one to beat here, and with Darryll Holland on board she will take a good deal of beating.
