dwelt, took keen hold in mid-division, slightly squeezed out over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, slightly outpaced, stayed on final furlong, not reached leader
slowly into stride in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders
close up, driven to lead narrowly inside final furlong, no extra and headed final 50 yards
towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, weakened
prominent, chased leader 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened rapidly final furlong
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, every chance 1f out, to well inside final furlong, kept on
held up, bumped over 4f out, behind and beaten over 2f out
held up wide, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on to lead final 50 yards
slowly into stride, towards rear, outpaced 2f out, never dangerous
led, driven 2f out, kept on well until headed inside final furlong, weakened quickly
Midnight Lace gets a tentative vote over Silver Bark and Villarosi, with Gossip Queen and Heat Alert worth a mention. Midnight Lace has that bit more experience than most of her rivals, and Richard Hannon's filly should play a major part here. The daughter of Tomba showed little on Turf but finished fast behind Heartsonfire when a close third on her all-weather debut at Wolverhampton, with subsequent dual scorer Ryedane behind in fifth. That form is not bad in the context of this race, and as long as she handles the faster Polytrack, Midnight Lace should be bang in there at the finish over this longer trip. Silver Bark improved as well when trying this surface for the first time last month and is another that should come into her own over today's journey, while Villarosi shaped well on her sole start at Newmarket, but that was on softish ground. Gossip Queen showed little on her Wolverhampton introduction and Heat Alert was always in arrears on her debut over the course and distance recently. All should improve in time, but for now Midnight Lace might have too much experience and is the one to beat.
