soon led, headed 2f out, ridden and stayed prominent until weakened final furlong
pulled hard, tracked leader 4f out, driven and still disputing 2nd approaching final furlong, faded inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along on outside 2f out, one pace and no impression on leaders final 1f
towards rear, pushed along and struggling halfway, soon well behind and eased
slowly into stride, well outpaced in rear, driven along over 2f out, late headway, never in contention
chased leader to 4f out, remained prominent, effort on inside to lead 2f out, hard driven final furlong, held on gamely, all out
held up, headway on inside under pressure over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, never going pace to reach front pair
held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, soon beaten
held up in touch, eased out and headway 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, strong challenge near finish, just failed
always towards rear, well beaten final 2f
Nonrunner
MIDNIGHT FANTASY ticks plenty of boxes here and gets our vote over Drifting Gold and Nobilissima. This filly from the Rae Guest yard won a maiden at Ripon in May and she has since run two respectable races in handicap company. She has the best of the draw here and she looks capable of getting competitive off her current mark. Drifting Gold has shown some admirably consistent form but she was well held by Invincible Lad at Leicester last time and she could be one to swerve given her low draw. Nobilissima won well on the turf last time at Warwick and she has a good draw, but this is only her second run on the polytack and she finished well beaten on her only other run here. Top Town Girl shaped with a bit more encouragement last time and she could prove best of the others, but we will stick with Midnight Fantasy to land the prize.
Nobilissima (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Led over 3f, ridden well over 1f out, regained lead inside final furlong, ran on gamely, won at Warwick 6f hcap (4) sft in Sep beating Charles Darwin (9-0) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Drifting Gold 8-1 (9-3) Keen, held up, headway and hung left over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, ran on to take 2nd close home, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Invincible Lad (9-4) at Leicester 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Top Town Girl 12-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden and no impression 2f out, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 9l behind Captain Carey (9-3) at Windsor 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Deraaya (IRE) 15-2 (9-11) In rear, headway and switched right over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on to take 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Beautiful Filly (9-0) at Lingfield 6f sks (5) pol in Apr.
Fantasy Land (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Chased leaders over 5f, last of 15, 28l behind Peking Prince (9-2) at Newbury 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Midnight Fantasy 7-2fav (9-7) Chased leaders on outside, effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 3l behind Miss Hollybell (9-6) at Windsor 6f fll hcp (5) gs.
Dualagi 15-2 (9-7) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, made some modest late headway, 7th of 10, 5l behind Another Try (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Lady Amberlini 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leader on inside, ridden to challenge and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on one pace final furlong, 6th of 12, 5l behind Avontuur (8-10) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Beautiful Filly 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Dametime (8-12) at Lingfield 6f (5) pol.
Danzadil (IRE) 40-1 (8-10) Held up, under pressure 2f out, not trouble leaders over 1f out, 8th of 14, 11l behind Miss Hollybell (9-6) at Windsor 6f fll hcp (5) gs.
Crystal B Good (USA) 12-1 (8-9) In touch, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, keeping on when not clear run inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Intolerable (9-0) at Lingfield 6f mdn stks (5) gf.