raced wide in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened soon after
pulled hard, held up in rear, hung left and some late headway, never on terms
outpaced in last pair, never a factor
pulled hard in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, weakened towards finish
chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride and bumped start, soon chasing leader, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, ran on well
towards rear, headway towards inside under pressure over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd final 120 yards and closed, not reach winner
went left start, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner, lost 2nd final 120 yards
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders on outside, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up and always towards rear, never on terms
X FORCE failed to land the odds at Chepstow last time but Archie Watson’s two-year-olds have a much better strike rate on the all-weather tracks and the yard won this race last year. He gets another chance today. Jockey bookings suggest Dana Forever is preferred to stablemate and newcomer Hot Heels while Flowing Magic, Dorchester Dom and the latter’s stable companion Call Me Cheers all ran better on their earlier debuts than they did last time. Elpheba was placed at Chester recently though still finished a long way behind the winner.
Call Me Cheers 10-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 8, 10 3/4l behind Bushtucker Trial (9-2) at Leicester 5f stks (5) gf in May.
Dorchester Dom (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Taken to post early, prominent, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 17 1/2l behind Calippo (8-12) at Leicester 6f stks (5) gf in Jul.
Flowing Magic (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Slowly away, outpaced in rear, tailed off throughout, last of 7, 36 1/2l behind Hurcle (9-4) at Newcastle 5f stks (3) pol in Jun.
Hot Heels Hot Streak colt out of Poulaine Bleue.
Last Date 50-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 10, 15 1/2l behind Aussie Showstopper (9-5) at Kempton 6f stks (4) pol in Jun.
X Force (IRE) 1-3fav (9-5) Soon led and raced towards near side, edged left and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner, just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Glamorous Anna (9-0) at Chepstow 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Dana Forever (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 6 1/2l behind Never In Paris (9-0) at Nottingham 5f fll stks (5) gd in Jul.
Elpheba (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Chased winner until hampered on inside over 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Dr Simpson (8-13) at Chester 5f stks (4) gd in Jul.
La Chica Lobo Captain Gerrard filly out of Senora Lobo.
Northern Grace 50-1 (8-12) Behind, pushed along 3f out, soon outpaced, last of 10, 25 1/4l behind Lady Kermit (9-1) at Newcastle 5f fll stks (2) pol in Apr.
Airbrush (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened towards finish, 7th of 11, 5l behind Hot Touch (9-0) at Kempton 6f fll stks (4) pol in Jul.
