slowly into stride, held up, headway entering final furlong, edged left and ran on to lead near finish (hand timed)
tracked leader, ridden and ever chance over 1f out, keeping on one pace when slightly hampered near finish
raced wide held up, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 4th near finish, never a factor
tracked leaders, effort to lead between horse entering final furlong, headed near finish
led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no impression
dwelt, soon pushed along in rear, stayed on near finish, never a factor
Nonrunner
SADAFIYA might be the blot on the handicap and is fancied to see off a stern challenge from Winnie Dixie. Ed Dunlop's daughter of Oasis Dream built on a promising start at Newbury when winning at Wolverhampton last month. The fifth home has come out and run well in defeat since and the feeling is that a mark of 76 might underestimate her. Winnie Dixie looked very professional on debut at Windsor and is another who might be leniently treated, a comment that probably doesn't apply to Millyluvstobouggie after a series of fine efforts which haven't gone unnoticed by the handicapper. The grader is giving both Whoateallthepius and Saucy Buck a chance by letting them slip down the weights, and along with impressive Kempton scorer Dubai Affair, each is considered a live threat.
Sadafiya 13-8 (8-12) Chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Aug beating Busker (9-3) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Winnie Dixie (USA) 9-2 (9-0) Chased leaders on outside and always going well, shaken up to lead over 1f out, ran on well, comfortably, won at Windsor 6f 2yo stks (5) gs in Aug beating Humdrum (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 15 ran.
Second Encore 2-1 (8-11) Chased leading pair on outside, effort over 2f out, driven and kept on same pace from over 1f out, lost 3rd towards finish, last of 4, 6l behind Belle Bayardo (9-0) at Chepstow 5f 2yo nov stk (4) gf in Jul.
Millyluvstobouggie 9-1 (8-9) Raced in 6th on outside, driven and headway over 1f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten leading duo, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Jameela Girl (8-11) at Sandown 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Whoateallthepius (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on rail, switched left over 1f out, chased winner soon after, ridden and no impression inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Jameela Girl (8-11) at Sandown 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Dubai Affair 4-1 (9-7) Close up, pushed along inside final 2f, ridden and effort on outside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Aug beating Kokojo (9-5) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Saucy Buck (IRE) 7-2fav (9-7) In rear, ridden halfway, no impression on leaders, 5th of 6, 6l behind Millyluvstobouggie (9-2) at Lingfield 5f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Aug.
Magic Stella 16-1 (8-2) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 15, 11l behind Puddle Duck (8-8) at York 6f 2yo hcp (2) gd in Aug.
