tracked leader, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, not reached leaders
held up, headway 2f out, chased leader entering final furlong, ridden to lead near finish
soon led, ridden 2f out, headed near finish
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, driven over 1f, no extra inside final furlong
in touch in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
Course and distance winner Akhmatova looks the pick of Gerald Butler's pair ahead of Sing Sweetly as she's the one best served by today's trip and has proved herself thoroughly consistent on artificial surfaces. On her penultimate start she took second behind a progressive filly and if running to a similar level she'll be bang there at the death. However, she is vulnerable to anything progressive and BAHAMIAN MUSIC may be just that, having gone close to making it two-from-two on artificial surfaces when failing by the narrowest of margins here last time. That day the steady pace was against her and, off the same mark with a couple of prominent racers in opposition, she can gain compensation. Mazamorra is one such pace angle and she's surely better than she showed at Wolverhampton, a course that seems to suit fellow front-runner Nafura who is another to consider in a cracking handicap.
Nafura 11-2 (9-5) Led, driven and headed inside final 2f, kept on same pace, no chance with leading pair final furlong, 3rd of 12, 11l behind Zahoo (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 4f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gs in Oct.
Babycakes (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Mid-division on inside, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 16, 18l behind All Annalena (9-0) at Haydock 1m 2f flls hcp 0-130 (3) sft in Sep.
Akhmatova 7-2 (8-13) Dwelt, soon switched left, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, not able to trouble leaders, 7th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Tinshu (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Oct.
Sing Sweetly 9-2 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out kept on final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Lovers Causeway (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Mazamorra (USA) 5-2fav (9-4) Chased leaders, headway to lead 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 3l behind Ahlawy (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Miss Mittagong (USA) 9-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 8l behind Sakhee's Pearl (9-1) at Kempton 7f fll hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Bahamian Music (IRE) 5-2fav (9-5) Held up in 5th, headway on outside over 3f out, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on and strong challenge close home, just failed, 2nd of 6, shd behind Aurora Sky (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f fll hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct.
