prominent, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, headed close home
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, slightly checked over 1f out, no impression
dwelt, held up in rear, some headway over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, well beaten final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in mid-division, switched right over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, driven and stayed on well, led close home
chased leaders, ridden and beaten over 1f out
held up towards rear, last over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
prominent on outside, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, joined 2f out, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 3rd last strides
tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, rallied entering final furlong, stayed on, went 3rd last strides
SHELIR can be forgiven a poor effort in soft going at Goodwood last time and has every chance on a couple of earlier placed efforts at Ayr when narrowly beaten on both occasions. Poet's Dawn finished ahead of Enigmatic when third at Ripon earlier in the week and can figure again but Strait Of Hormuz drops down in trip and Fox Duty Free has yet to win on Turf. Streak Lightning escapes a penalty under today’s race conditions having won a seller at Beverley last time but Six Strings and Ventura Rascal are upped in class.
Shelir (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Led, headed briefly 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, starting to lose place when hampered inside final 2f, 9th of 18, 10 1/2l behind Maydanny (9-5) at Goodwood 1m hcp (2) gs in Jul.
Strait Of Hormuz (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Raced in last, ridden and headway over 2f out, switched left well over 1f out, one pace inside last, 8th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Migration (9-8) at York 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Fox Duty Free (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) In touch, pushed along 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Fools Rush In (8-8) at Chester 1m hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Magical Wish (IRE) 14-1 (9-12) Led and set steady pace, pushed along 3f out, tried to quicken when joined over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 7, 4 1/4l behind Aratus (9-7) at Newbury 7f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Enigmatic (IRE) 5-1 (9-8) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, plugged on one pace final furlong, 5th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Garden Oasis (9-3) at Ripon 1m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Poet's Dawn 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, asked for effort 3f out, steady headway 2f out, kept on final furlong, no match for leaders, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Garden Oasis (9-2) at Ripon 1m hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Little Jo 10-1 (9-3) Close up, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 9 1/4l behind Arranmore (8-12) at Carlisle 1m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Streak Lightning (IRE) 5-4fav (9-6) Tracked leader, challenged going well 2f out, led just inside final 2f, clear over 1f out, easily, won at Beverley 7f stks (6) gf in Jul beating Cindy Looper (8-11) by 6l, 9 ran.
Ventura Rascal 6-1 (10-0) Led, brought field wide in home straight, ridden inside final 2f, headed final 110 yards, no extra in 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Gweedore (10-0) at Ayr 1m hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Six Strings 11-2 (9-6) Tracked winner 3f, handy 3rd on inside, 2nd again over 2f out, edged right and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Challet (9-6) at Ripon 1m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
