led, ran wide on bend 5f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader until 5f out, went 2nd again over 4f out, led 2f out, in command over 1f out, stayed on well
always in rear, struggling and losing touch 4f out, eased final 2f, tailed off
held up towards rear, not clear run over 2f out and soon switched left to outside, stayed on to 2nd approaching final furlong, no chance with winner
chased leading trio, hampered on rail entering final 2f and shuffled back, soon switched left, stayed on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, hanging right over 4f out, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders and hung right 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leading pair, went 2nd 5f out until over 4f out, short of pace and losing place when badly hampered 2f out
held up in last pair, pushed along and no real progress final 2f
Nottingham scorer Thistle Bird could easily bounce back to winning ways following her fourth in better company at Salisbury. But Roger Charlton's filly has to give 12lb to BIRDOLINI, who should be approaching peak fitness now after a couple of runs and was only beaten half-a-length by the winner when fourth at Chepstow last month. Ela Gonda Mou shouldn't be long in losing her maiden tag based on her last couple of runs but Richard Hannon's pair, Sure Route and Countermarch, are probably still a shade high in the weights.
Totally Ours 40-1 (9-8) Towards rear, modest headway inside final furlong, never a threat, 10th of 17, 6l behind Askaud (8-9) at Goodwood 1m 1f flls hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jul.
Thistle Bird 9-2 (8-10) Unruly and unseated rider in preliminaries, took keen hold, held up, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Azameera (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jul.
Cloud Illusions (USA) 10-1 (8-8) Steadied start, held up in rear, ridden on outside 3f out, no real headway, never on terms, 8th of 11, 6l behind Layline (9-4) at Lingfield 1m stks 0-90 (3) pol in Jul.
Sure Route 9-2 (9-2) In touch on rails, ridden 2f out, no real progress, 7th of 10, 7l behind Golden Delicious (8-2) at Ascot 7f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gd in Jul.
Rosedale 16-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 28l behind Heavenly Dawn (9-8) at Newbury 1m flls hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jul.
Countermarch 16-1 (9-6) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, slightly hampered 8f out, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Sacred Shield (9-6) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo fll hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Ela Gonda Mou 5-2 (9-9) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, edged left and led again inside final furlong, headed final 100 yards, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Aleqa (9-7) at Yarmouth 7f app hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Young Dottie 5-1 (8-11) Held up in 4th, came satnds side 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong, no impression, 5th of 6, 4l behind Kingscroft (9-6) at Epsom Downs 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Jul.
Birdolini 4-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, everychance entering final furlong, kept on same pace closing stages, 4th of 8, 1/2l behind Abacist (8-9) at Chepstow 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Jul.
