in touch, ridden 4f out, headway to challenge 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression
tracked leaders, outpaced 4f out, soon beaten, weakened and eased final furlong
led, headed 3f out, soon ridden and one pace, weakened final furlong
behind, outpaced over 4f out, never dangerous
mid-division, lost pace 3f out, soon weakened
tracked leader, headway to lead 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division on outside, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, never on terms
mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, soon weakened
held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression
This is a moderate seller and from a shortlist of Stringsofmyheart, Cossack Prince and Bocciani we will side with STRINGSOFMYHEART as the pick. Gay Kelleway's filly is dropped in grade today and at this level she has to be a leading player. There is a concern over her recent form which is pretty moderate, but nonetheless she does not have a lot to beat here and she rates as the obvious choice. Cossack Prince drops into this grade for the first time, but whereas our selection has four wins to his name in handicaps, the best that Cossack Prince has been able to muster in the past is a narrow maiden win at Wolverhampton. Bocciani was beaten by 110 lengths last time and although he is clearly better than that, he is hard to recommend off the back of such a sub-standard run. Fever hails from a shrewd yard and is one to note in the market. However, this does look a good opportunity for Stringsofmyheart who is a confident pick.
Blue Jet (USA) 16-1 (9-1) In touch, chased leaders over 6f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 16, 10l behind Red Fama (9-11) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Fever 5-1 (9-5) Chased leader over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Chookie Hamilton (9-4) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcap (6) sft.
Stringsofmyheart 13-2 (9-8) Soon led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out and pulled up in race won by Always Bold (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 7f hcap (4) gf in Jul, 6 ran.
Bond Casino 10-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed just over 2f out, soon outpaced by winner, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 13l behind Kritzia (8-8) at Great Leighs 1m 6f hcap (6) pol.
Sweet Seville (FR) 100-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 9th of 14, 20l behind Paddy Rielly (8-8) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Bocciani (GER) 28-1 (7-5) In touch, lost place halfway, soon driven and behind, tailed off, last of 9, well behind Okafranca (8-0) at Chester 2m hcap (4) gs.
Cossack Prince 15-2 (9-5) Disputed lead, brought towards outside straight, headed 3f out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 19l behind Soundbyte (9-0) at Brighton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Montevetro 33-1 (8-6) Held up, well in rear, ridden 4f out, no headway, 8th of 13, 24l behind Kiribati King (9-4) at Haydock 1m 6f 3yo hcp (5) hvy in Aug.
Alkyoni (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Always behind, 10th of 14, 17l behind Speed Ticket (9-12) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gf in Jun.
Loveofmylife 12-1 (7-9) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 11, 5l behind Lady Sorcerer (9-1) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
Well Informed 7-1 (8-7) Held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, ran on from over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Blue Admiral (8-5) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gd.
