chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, driven over 1f out, unable to quicken final 1f
held up in rear, driven and beaten over 2f out
took keen hold, held up in rear, no chance final 2f, eased final 1f
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, headway final furlong, stayed on towards finished, but not pace to reach leading pair
tracked leader, led over 1f out, pushed along and kept on strongly, readily
slowly away, pulled hard, soon racing in mid-division on outside, headway from 2f out, chased winner 1f out, stayed on under pressure, readily held towards finish
held up towards rear, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, some headway final furlong, never in contention
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd 1f out, outpaced by front pair final furlong, kept on well to hold 3rd
in touch on inside, hard ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, driven on outside over 1f out, stayed on under pressure, never going pace to get competitive
STRAWBERRYDAQUIRI should take all the beating with Balaagha, Greenisland and Lady Francesca three of the forecast options. Sir Michael Stoute reeled off a hat-trick in this race between 2004 and 2006 and can get his name back on the honours board. His filly may have been slow to come to hand but she has made rapid strides since taking a Windsor maiden on her second start in May and looked a quality performer when landing a Sandown Listed race last month. Lady Francesca must be close to being the highest rated maiden in training following a steep rise in her official rating for finishing second in a Goodwood Listed race. That track can throw up some odd results but she looked good value for the effort and can continue to acquit herself creditably during this ambitious campaign. Balaagha steps up in class and it's possible that this small field will play to the strengths of this quirky filly who is far from being an easy ride as she showed when losing the Newmarket race at the start. She looks up to winning at this level if connections can settle her down. She's got plenty to find with Greenisland at the weights and the Morrison filly is respected but she ran no race at all at the Royal meeting so needs to prove herself on this track. In contrast, Perfect Star is unbeaten here and rates highly as a result. Rosaleen and Damaniyat Girl should be competitive but the remainder appear to be here in the hope of pinching some Black Type and should be no match for Strawberrydaquiri.
Rosaleen (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, lost place over 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong, no chance, 7th of 9, 7l behind Spacious (8-12) at Royal Ascot 1m (1) gf in Jun.
Folly Lodge 9-2 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 8th of 9, 7l behind Cosmopolitan (9-10) at Newbury 1m fll hcp (2) gs.
Nice To Know (FR) 11-2 (9-10) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on to chase winner final furlong, no impression, kept on for clear 2nd, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Gold Express (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Perfect Star 5-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, ridden in 2nd over 3f out, no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 8, 5l behind Emily Blake (9-1) at Curragh 1m Grp 3 hvy in May.
Strawberrydaiquiri 6-5fav (8-12) Tracked leading pair, challenged inside final 2f, led over 1f out, in command and ridden clear final furlong, won at Sandown 1m 3yo lst fll (1) gd beating Say No Now (8-12) by 2l, 9 ran.
Balaagha (USA) 6-1fav (8-8) 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind Greenisland (8-13) at Newmarket 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
First City 12-1 (9-0) 9th of 15, 2 3/4l behind Greenisland (8-13) at Newmarket 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Greenisland (IRE) 66-1 (8-13) won at Newmarket 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (2) gd beating Balaagha (8-8) by 3/4l, 15 ran.
Lady Francesca 20-1 (8-7) Held up in last trio, switched left 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Eva's Request (9-9) at Goodwood 1m Listed stks (1) gd in May.
Trumpet Lily 9-2 (10-0) Held up in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 11l behind Cumana Bay (9-0) at Newmarket 1m flls hcp 0-130 (3) gd in Jun.
Damaniyat Girl (USA) 5-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, took keen hold and soon in touch, not clear run over 3f out, headway 2f out, switched right and chased winner entering final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Golden Stream (8-12) at Warwick 7f 3yo lst fll (1) gf in Jun.
