towards rear, pushed along and headway 3f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
held up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and one pace final 2f
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, every chance when hampered approaching final furlong, no extra inside
tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, soon beaten
took keen hold behind leaders, lost ground after 3f and behind, ridden 2f out, stayed on towards finish
dwelt and soon mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, pushed along to join leader over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged right approaching final furlong, kept on well inside
In the finale, we like the look of Miss Particular, with the best of the rest looking to be Elraawy and Piccolomini. By Sadler's Wells out of a Kris S mare, and being a sister to the high-class Relish The Thought, who Hills also trained, the selection has plenty to like on breeding and she also showed very good promise on her seasonal return when second to Restoration at Newbury. That was a good effort and, with this extra distance looking certain to suit, she rates a worthy selection. From the Ed Dunlop stable, Elraawy, who is by Red Ransom out of a Nashwan mare, has to be of interest, especially if he is backed, while Piccolomini has show a reasonable level of form in finishing runner-up in his two starts to date and should be on the premises again today. Turning to the others, Crimson Bow is one that has yet to live up to his breeding, and Bottomless Wallet showed promise last time, but the feeling is that a good bit more will be needed to score today. Finally, Ingleby Cross is surely better than he showed on his debut, as his breeding would suggest, but once again, for the winner, we will stick with Miss Particular.
Swinton 40-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, towards rear, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 22l behind Backgammon (8-12) at Newcastle 1m mdn stk (D3) gd in Sept.
Bottomless Wallet 33-1 (8-6) Slowly away, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 4th of 8, 11l behind Safirah (8-9) at Redcar 1m 2f 3yo mdn (D3) sft in Nov.
Paint The Lily (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) Dwelt towards rear, never dangerous, 13th of 19, 34l behind Spring Breeze (8-3) at Catterick 2m hcp (F4) gf in Sept.
Piccolomini 6-4jt-fav (9-0) Chased winner, ridden over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Byron Bay (8-11) at Hamilton 1m 1f 3yo mdn (5) gs.
Crimson Bow (GER) 40-1 (8-11) In touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon beaten, last of 10, 17l behind Danehill Dazzler (8-11) at Nottingham 1m 3yo mdn fll (5) gd.
Ingleby Cross 28-1 (8-11) Dwelt and towards rear, never a factor, 8th of 11, 13l behind Lysandra (8-11) at Nottingham 1m 3yo mdn fll (5) gd in Apr.
Miss Particular (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Always prominent, led briefly 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Restoration (9-0) at Newbury 1m 3yo mdn (5) gs in Apr.
Elraawy (USA) Red Ransom colt, half-brother to 7f winner Maren.
