close up, led over 3f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
slowly into stride, outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, switched right, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, edged left close home
towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, soon pushed along, never troubled leaders
planted in stalls, virtually took no part
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden headway over 2f out, kept on one pace
led, headed over 4f out, weakened 2f out
soon struggling in rear
always in rear
always prominent, ridden every chance final furlong, eased near finish
slowly into stride, raced wide, soon chased leaders, weakened 2f out
The curtain comes down on events at Southwell with what should be a first win for Pirouettes, with Zagala and Beveller the only ones offered as able to put up any resistance. The daughter of Royal Applause had three runs as a juvenile, most notably behind Tante Rose at Newmarket last November, but only returned to the fray recently. Lining up at Thirsk on 6 September, John Gosden's filly looked fit enough in finishing fourth to Complication but should improve even more here. She does not have a great deal to beat in all honesty, and Zagala may be the one to give her most to do. She had a taste of the all-weather on her last outing but the fact that she is a danger reveals how poor this is. Beveller was flattered by his proximity to One Way Ticket at Warwick and is also not one to rely upon, so in what is not a race to get too heavily involved in, Pirouettes is the selection.
