close up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, short of room and switched right over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led, headed over 4f out, prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
close up, ridden halfway, led over 1f out, ridden clear
dwelt, took keen hold, headway to lead over 4f out, edged left and headed over 1f out, edged right and no extra inside final furlong
Ridge Ranger made a sparkling debut here before just failing to concede 9lb to Pensax Lad in a Leicester nursery. Her latest run should be ignored as she was hampered at the start. VENTURA MIST, last year's Two-Year-Old Trophy winner at Redcar, has been inconsistent this season but her close second to Eastern Impact in a lucrative handicap at Newmarket last month, when Lady Frances was behind, would give her an outstanding chance and her young rider's claim can see her successful again. Love Island is back on exactly the same mark as when scoring at Ripon in May while Alexandrakollontai invariably goes well on this track though she's been finding the going tough since raised 9lb for her victory at Carlisle.
Ventura Mist 12-1 (9-7) In touch, headway halfway, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, faded towards finish, 6th of 14, 5l behind Caffeine (8-11) at York 6f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Love Island 40-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 11th of 20, 8l behind Muthmir (9-7) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gd.
Lady Frances 12-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, one pace when hampered over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 8l behind Athletic (8-7) at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Alexandrakollontai (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden entering final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Baron Run (8-10) at Hamilton 6f hcp (3) gs.
Ridge Ranger (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Behind, tailed off before halfway, eased, last of 9, well behind By Rights (8-2) at Chester 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug.