held up towards rear, headway and not much room over 1f out, kept on and no extra towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
very slowly away, in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no extra
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, no extra
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, no extra
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened last 100 yards
led, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, soon regained lead, kept on
Song Of Norway continues to improve but steps up in trip off a higher mark after scoring at Brighton. Our Queenie is upped a grade after winning at Chepstow while Bella Lulu returned a losing favourite at Windsor on her handicap debut. Both Arethusa and First Experience have been placed off similar marks but FLY made a winning start on the Turf course at Lingfield earlier in the month and James Fanshawe's filly should be in the mix once again with normal progress.
First Experience 6-1 (9-4) Held up in touch, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Jacquotte Delahaye (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp fll (4) pol in Aug.
Bella Lulu 2-1fav (9-2) Held up in 5th, ridden on outside and no impression over 1f out, 6th of 7, 7 1/4l behind Rosalie Bonheur (8-10) at Windsor 1m hcp fll (4) gd in Aug.
Arethusa 5-2fav (9-0) Broke well, chased leaders, hard driven over 2f out, stayed on under pressure over 1f out, never on terms, 4th of 5, 3 1/4l behind La Dorotea (9-4) at Pontefract 1m hcp fll (4) gd in Jun.
Medicean Bliss (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Anya (10-0) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Song Of Norway 9-4fav (9-2) Held up in touch, switched outside and headway over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Brighton 7f hcp (5) gd in Sep beating Starlight Symphony (9-2) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Miss Lillie 14-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 29 1/2l behind Floriss (9-2) at Sandown 7f hcp fll (4) gd in Sep.
Two In The Pink (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Behind most of way, never involved, 7th of 9, 13 1/2l behind Floriss (9-2) at Sandown 7f hcp fll (4) gd in Sep.
Sculptured (FR) 20-1 (8-9) Raced keenly, led until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 3/4l behind Ajaadat (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp fll (4) pol in Sep.
Russian Radiance 20-1 (9-0) Chased leaders 4f, 15th of 16, 10 1/2l behind Magnus Maximus (9-7) at Ascot 6f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Fly 4-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, outpaced, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on to lead final strides, won at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (6) hvy in Sep beating Napoleon Solo (9-5) by nk, 10 ran.
Our Queenie (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along and closed 4f out, ridden to challenge over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right towards finish, held on, won at Chepstow 1m hcp (5) gf in Sep beating Nice Thoughts (9-5) by nk, 10 ran.
