held up in last place, close enough, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd final strides
raced wide intouch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, soon led, steadied pace over 4f out, quickened over 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra
tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, one pace and lost 2nd final strides
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, no impression
held up, pushed along 3f out, headway to chase leader over 1f out, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on, readily (hand timed)
Clive Brittain has his string in good heart at present so Bint Doyen has to be respected having run well when chasing home Exceedthewildman at Lingfield last month but she needs to improve on that effort to win this and a better bet looks to be PIPETTE, who gets the vote on her reappearance with Clarietta rated the best of the rest. The selection won well first time out as a two-year-old when landing a Salisbury maiden and lost no caste in defeat subsequently when narrowly beaten by Electric Feel in a listed race at Newbury. Provided that she has trained on from two to three, Andrew Balding's filly looks the one they all have to beat. John Gosden's Clairvoyance stepped up from a promising debut run when taking a maiden over course and distance last month and she has to be considered, while Walter Swinburn's Bella Swan showed a decent level of form last term and cannot be ruled out on her first outing as a three-year-old. David Elsworth's Myplacelater is readily discounted and of more interest is John Dunlop's Clarietta, who was highly tried as a juvenile having won her maiden and a nursery in good fashion. She has to be respected on her reappearance but there may well be more to come from Pipette and she gets the vote.
Bella Swan 7-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 8, 8l behind Tabassum (8-12) at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll Grp 3 (1) gf in Oct.
Bint Doyen 5-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, driven to challenge over 2f out, led just over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Exceedthewildman (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Clairvoyance (IRE) 9-4 (8-10) Took keen hold, tracked leader, led over 5f out, pushed clear over 1f out, ran on well, won at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Mar beating Goolagong (8-10) by 6l, 9 ran.
Clarietta 8-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, edged right well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 5l behind Timepiece (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2yo lst fll (1) gd in Oct.
Myplacelater 9-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 7, shd behind Middle Club (8-12) at Kempton 1m 1f cnd stks (3yo) (2) pol in Mar.
Pipette 7-2fav (8-12) Held up mid-division, driven and outpaced over 2f out, headway under pressure 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not reached leaders, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Electric Feel (8-12) at Newbury 7f 2yo lst fll (1) sft in Oct.
