dwelt, soon chasing winner, ridden to challenge over 2f out, no extra final furlong
prominent, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, stayed on same pace
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden and chasing leaders, weakened inside final furlong
held up in touch, switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on well final furlong
made virtually all, quickened over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well
held up in rear, never dangerous
Nonrunner
Speciosa, the 2006 1000 Guineas heroine, returns to the scene of her finest moment and is taken to further improve her excellent course record further with a win here. Red Evie, Nannina and Arch Swing are just three others for the shortlist. Pam Sly's filly struck a blow for every small trainer in 2006 but this horse has been acquitting herself very well in defeat of late. This return to a mile looks a good move given the way she ran last time out at the Curragh when getting collared late on, and if the rain continues to fall then she may prove extremely hard to pass up the run-in today. Red Evie shows little at home but comes alive on the racecourse. A winner of 8 or her past 11 starts (including two Group One's), Michael Bell's filly deserves all the respect in the world, especially given the fact that she goes on any ground. Nannina is another top-class filly and showed that she is in good form when landing the Windsor Forest last time out. Arch Swing has disappointed on her last two outings but John Oxx's filly would rate a massive player on both her two-year-old form and also her narrow defeat to Finsceal Beo back in May. Mike De Kock's Irridescence is a bit of an 'unknown'; her Nad Al Sheba form is hard to weigh up however the feeling is that she would need to improve on what she has done so far. Simply Perfect, Sweet Lily, Bahia Breeze look outclassed at this level, and so we will return (possibly with as much heart as head) to Speciosa as the selection.
Bahia Breeze 9-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Silver Touch (9-0) at Newmarket 7f Grp 3 (1) sft in Jun.
Irridescence (SAF) (8-9) Soon led, headed 2f out, weakened, 10th of 16, 13l behind Admire Moon (9-0) at Nad Al Sheba 1m 1f Grp 1 (1) gd in Mar.
Nannina 3-1co-fav (8-12) Tracked leaders, led 2f out, quickened clear over 1f out, in commandd when hung right final furlong, impressive, won at Ascot 1m fll stk Grp 2 (1) gf in Jun beating Satwa Queen (8-12) by 3l, 9 ran.
Red Evie (IRE) 15-2 (8-11) In rear, headway to chase leaders 2f out, effort over 1f out, not quicken and weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Ramonti (9-0) at Ascot 1m Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.
Arch Swing (USA) 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, keeping on when hampered inside final furlong, rallied towards finish, 4th of 13, 7l behind Indian Ink (9-0) at Ascot 1m 3yo Fll Grp 1 (1) gs in Jun.
Simply Perfect 8-1 (9-0) Pulled hard, hampered on rail 8f out, effort on inside over 2f out, soon driven and no further headway, 6th of 14, 19l behind Light Shift (9-0) at Epsom 1m 4f 3yo Fll Grp 1 (1) gs in Jun.
Sweet Lilly 14-1 (9-0) 11th straight, always in rear, 12th of 14, 12l behind West Wind (9-0) at Chantilly 1m 2f 3yo Fll Grp 1 (1) gd in Jun.
Speciosa (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, not pace of winner, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Peeping Fawn (8-11) at Curragh 1m 2f fll stks Grp 1 (1) sft in Jun.
