slowly away, in rear, kept on final 2f, never going pace to reach leaders
in touch on inside, headway 2f out, chasing leaders when not much room and switched left 1f out, closed on winner well inside final furlong, always just held
mid-division, ridden and no headway final 2f
soon chasing winner, ridden and every chance 2f out, not quicken and lost 2nd inside final furlong
made all, edged right 1f out, ridden final furlong, always holding on
mid-division on outside, ridden 4f out, soon struggling
mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon one pace and no further headway
took keen hold, chased leaders, weakened 2f out
slowly away, behind, stayed on final 2f, not pace to reach leaders
ran wide into straight, always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, not pace to challenge
slowly away, always behind, ridden 4f out, soon lost touch
Nonrunner
RED ICON can land this on her first start in claiming company where Tavalu and Turner's Touch could emerge as the biggest dangers. Admittedly it is always a concern when a trainer opts to drop one of his charges into this grade and the application of headgear last time confirmed the fact she may not be the most straight-forward but she has shown enough to suggest a race of this nature is well within her grasp. Her second behind Snowdrop Princess reads well in the context of this and the additional two furlongs should not prove problematic. Tavalu was backed off the boards to land a Chepstow claimer on his penultimate start but was never sighted in the race. The twelve furlongs here could prove to be on the sharp side for him although jockey bookings suggest he is the stables first string here. Gary Moore's other contender Turner's Touch has posted all of his seven victories on the all-weather but needs cajoling and it hinges on whether he decides to put it all in. Given A Choice faces a stiff task to concede weight all round here while Mustajed was not disgraced in the ladies derby at Newbury three weeks ago and first time blinkers are now applied. Very little strength in depth but it provides the perfect opportunity for Red Icon to finally get off the mark.
Given A Choice (IRE) 9-1 (9-10) Soon well in rear, well behind over 4f out, never dangerous, 4th of 6, 12l behind Clear Sailing (9-10) at Nottingham 1m 2f app hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Mustajed 22-1 (10-9) Held up, ridden and effort over 2f out, no extra, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 16, 5l behind Aypeeyes (10-9) at Newbury 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Turner's Touch 10-1 (10-9) Towards rear, effort over 3f out, switched right 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 13l behind Sand Repeal (9-11) at Windsor 1m 4f amt hcp 0-80 (5) gs in Aug.
Wait For The Light 33-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened final 3f, last of 8, 43l behind Let It Be (8-12) at Beverley 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug.
Wind Flow 16-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden 5f out, weakened 4f out, 9th of 10, well behind Greenwich Village (9-2) at Great Leighs 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.
Guerilla (AUS) 25-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 5th of 11, 22l behind Rhaam (8-13) at Pontefract 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gd in Jul '07.
Tavalu (USA) 10-11fav (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 14, 21l behind Sonnengold (9-6) at Chepstow 2m clm (6) gf in Jul.
Thenford Flyer (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Mid-division, ridden 5th, weakened next, 10th of 11, well behind Lord Ryeford (10-13) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Jun (N.Hunt).
Eseej (USA) 14-1 (9-3) Raced keenly behind, some late headway over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Rotative (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2f mdn aut stk (6) pol.
Lilac Wine 7-1 (10-5) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced 7th, stayed on from 2 out, 5th of 18, 9l behind Flying Spirit (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 4f sll hdl (5) gf in Aug (N.Hunt).
Kennyboy 100-1 (8-7) Close up on outer, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 15l behind Ordination (9-0) at Newbury 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gf in Jul.
Red Icon 7-2 (9-0) In touch, headway over 4f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 5, 10l behind Fair Gale (9-5) at Bath 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Lovespell (USA) 33-1 (8-11) Always behind, ridden and struggling 4f out, 13th of 15, well behind Hamsat Elqamar (9-4) at Goodwood 2m 3yo mdn hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Permanent Way (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Always towards rear, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, last of 14, 42l behind Philatelist (9-1) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Mar.
