mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway and not much room approaching final furlong, switched right and kept on same pace inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
pulled hard, held up in rear, headway and short of room approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, not reach leaders
held up mid-division, headway approaching 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on
held up in rear, improved 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
close up, ridden and led over 1f out, headed and kept on same pace inside final furlong
close up, effort 2f out, soon hung left, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden, every chance and edged right over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Perle D'Or is already a prolific filly, but there is good reason to believe she hasn't stopped improving yet so is taken to defy topweight here. Willie Haggas' charge, a winner of her first three races last year, kicked off in similar vein this term when landing a Windsor Classified Stakes by a cosy two and a half lengths. Amazingly, the handicapper has decided not to penalise her in the weights for that success, she clearly goes well fresh and looks banker material here. Namathej is a lightly-raced filly with scope, but she was running on over 11 furlongs at Redcar last time and this drop back in trip is unlikely to suit. Vamp was a shade unlucky at Sandown when second last time out and probably rates a bigger danger, while the likes of Noora and Prenup are both capable of stepping up on their seasonal debuts, but Perle D'Or is the one for us.
Perle d'Or (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, kept on, won at Windsor 1m 2f stk 0-80 (4) gs in Apr beating Summer Bounty (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Anna Pallida 16-1 (9-4) With leader until weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 14l behind Violet Park (9-1) at Lingfield 1m stk (4) gd in May.
Prenup (IRE) 6-4fav (8-9) Tracked clear leader, driven to close over 4f out, lost 2nd just inside final 3f and beaten, last of 5, 21l behind Batik (8-10) at Bath 1m 4f fll hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Vamp 4-1co-fav (9-6) Took keen hold in touch, not clear run over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 10, nk behind Marchetta (8-10) at Sandown 1m 1f fll hcp (5) gf in May.
Olivia Rose (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, not much room on inner over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 10, 5l behind Tabadul (9-5) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (4) gf.
Noora (IRE) 4-1co-fav (9-10) Slowly away, plenty to do entering straight, headway on outside 2f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 10, 3l behind Marchetta (8-10) at Sandown 1m 1f fll hcp (5) gf in May.
Namathej 6-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, switched outside and headway 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Given A Choice (9-3) at Redcar 1m 3f 3yo hcp (4) gf in May.
Celtique 12-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Love Affair (8-5) at Nottingham 1m 3yo fll hcp (4) gs.
Queen of Iceni 8-1 (9-4) In touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon beaten, 6th of 7, 25l behind Self Respect (8-13) at York 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gs in May.
