always in rear
chased leaders, driven 2f out, hard ridden approaching final furlong, kept on
mid-division, ridden halfway, never near to challenge
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, eased
in touch on outside, headway to challenge over 2f out, soon one pace
in touch, pushed along halfway, faded final furlong
led, headed over 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
always prominent, headway to lead ovedr 2f out, kept on well, ridden out
slowly into stride and outpaced, some moderate late headway, never dangerous
prominent until ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out
Bali Star has obviously benefited from the move to Ron Hodges and opened her winning account at Windsor last week. It was her 20th start and there may be some improvement to come and she has been placed on the sand. Sergeant Slipper has won three times on fibresand and was runner-up here in June. He was unlucky when denied a clear run and fourth at Beverley recently. Mutasawwar is on a better mark on sand than on turf and comes from a stable which excels with sprinters, while Henry Tun and Sotonian are both CD winners but have been out of sorts of late.Valuable Gift and River Days represent a stable in great form. The former has yet to win a race but was second here in may as well as on turf at Goodwood and should open his account soon.