made all, hung badly left 2f out, finished on stands side rail, ridden and ran on inside final furlong
raced keenly, chased winner, ridden and weakened over 1f out
dwelt, held up, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
close up, ridden and slightly outpaced 2f out, rallied and kept on inside final furlong
keen, chased winner 5f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
steadied start, switched right soon after start, headway halfway, ridden and every chance 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
held up, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, ran on
prominent, ridden and kept on same pace from over 1f out
slowly into stride, raced keenly, held up in rear, ridden 2f out, no real headway
Salut d'Amour has every chance judged by official BHB ratings but seemed not to appreciate the step up from sprint distances when tried over a mile when last seen so preference is for Mostaqeleh, who gets the vote ahead of Speciosa. The last mentioned has to give weight away all round following her success in the Group 2 Rockfel Stakes last term and may not be up to the task, while Saabiq comes here fit from a recent run on the sand but needs to improve to trouble the selection. Andre Fabre's Sweet Travel has yet to win a race but has gone well in defeat, latterly in two Group 3 contests, and her trainer's runners always warrant respect. Wasseema could be of interest on her return especially with Richard Hills choosing her ahead of Mostaqeleh but the selection has an obvious chance on the evidence of last season's form and she gets the vote.
Speciosa (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Made all, driven and all out, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll Grp 2 (1) gs in Oct beating Violette (8-12) by a nk, 14 ran.
Dizzy Dreamer (IRE) 100-1 (8-11) Led, ridden, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 5l behind Donna Blini (8-11) at Newmarket 6f 2yo fll Grp 1 (1) gd in Sept.
I'm In Love (USA) 10-11fav (8-9) Raced wide, keen, tracked leaders, effort on outside 2f out, led inside final furlong, ridden clear, won at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn (5) pol in Nov beating Fyvie (8-9) by 2l, 11 ran.
Mostaqeleh (USA) 1-2fav (8-13) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, pushed out and in command final furlong, won at Newbury 7f 2yo fll (3) gf in Sept beating I'm In Love (8-8) by 2l, 7 ran.
Saabiq (USA) 10-1 (8-6) Held up, wide and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Kingsgate Prince (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 3yo lst stk (1) pol in Mar.
Salut d'Amour (IRE) 6-1 (8-10) Behind, some headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 12l behind Nannina (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 2yo fll Grp 1 (1) gd in Sept.
Spinning Queen 25-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway when badly hampered over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Speciosa (8-9) at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll Grp 2 (1) gs in Oct.
Sweet Travel (IRE) (8-8) 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Damoiselle (8-8) at Maisons-Laffitte 6f 2yo Grp 3 in Sept.
Wasseema (USA) 3-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Short Dance (8-11) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn fll (4) gf in Sept.
