held up, in last pair, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden, never a threat
held up, in last pair, driven over 3f out, never dangerous
tracked front pair, smooth headway to lead 2f out, shaken up and quickened clear over 1f out, driven out, eased towards finish, impressive
led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon no chance with winner, lost 2nd well inside final furlong
tracked leader, effort to challenge over 2f out, soon ridden and no chance with winner, modest 4th final furlong
mid-division, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, never able to challenge
chased leaders in 4th, ridden over 3f out, stayed on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with impressive winner
A decent handicap for fillies. Sharja Queen was predictably outclassed in the Guineas but fared much better in a similar race to this at Chester last time and could go well here. Somethingthrilling is sure to come on for her seasonal debut at Windsor and the equally lightly-raced Zaakhir is of interest dropped in class, but PURE FANTASY (NAP) looks like the one to beat. She showed plenty of promise last year and kicked off her three-year-old campaign with an impressive handicap win at Nottingham, clearly enjoying the step up to 1m2f and the faster ground.
La Superba (IRE) 7-1 (9-13) Held up last, headway over 3f out, driven into modest 4th inside final 2f, 4th of 6, 13 1/2l behind Peloponnese (8-4) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp fll stks (3) sft in Jun.
Somethingthrilling 6-4fav (9-7) Slowly into stride, tracked leading trio, 3rd over 3f out, edged left and lost place over 1f out, went modest 4th again towards finish, 4th of 5, 5l behind Clotilde (9-2) at Windsor 1m hcp fll (3) gd in May.
Sharja Queen 17-2 (9-2) Held up in last trio, headway on outside over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on into 2nd well inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Sightline (9-0) at Chester 1m 2f hcp fll (3) gs in Jun.
Zaakhir (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 17 1/4l behind Skiffle (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) gd in May.
Malmoosa (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Manjaam (9-3) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in May.
Pure Fantasy 11-4 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, not much room over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gf in Jun beating Arcamist (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Visage Blanc 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened just over 1f out, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Gibbs Hill (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Jul.
