towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, smooth headway 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on, comfortable
in rear, switched left 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace
held up, pushed along and headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace
towards rear, edged right and headway over 1f out, ridden to chase easy winner entering final furlong
keen tracked leaders, ridden to lead and edged left over 1f out, soon headed, no extra
towards rear, switched right over 3f out, headway when not clear run entering final furlong, soon switched left, stayed on
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up, weakened over 2f out
Few of these are really proven on ground this soft but Usherette is one and she will almost certainly start favourite after completing her hat-trick when defeating Group 1 winners Arabian Queen and Amazing Maria in the Dahlia Stakes at Newmarket. John Gosden's pair Furia Cruzada and Jazzi Top both finished out of the frame that day but are better off at the weights today and the latter is a class act when on-song. She'll strip fitter here and should get much closer as she's another who will handle the surface, which might not be the case with either Lucida or Miss Temple City. ALWAYS SMILE has only raced on much quicker going so far but we'll take the chance that she copes with the softer ground as she looked a filly on a steep upward curve at York and is still relatively unexposed. Devonshire is reliable and Sandown winner Blond Me finished ahead of Miss Temple City at this level in the States last year so warrants respect but this may be a step too far for Spangled.
Miss Temple City (USA) 6-1 (8-1) Loomed 3w, cleared, won at Keeneland 1m stks gd in Apr beating Heart To Heart (8-8) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Devonshire (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Broke well, tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, soon led, stayed on well final furlong, won at Curragh 1m Grp 2 fll stks (1) Yielding - Soft in May beating Irish Rookie (9-0) by 2l, 7 ran.
Usherette (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) In touch, headway over 1f out, joined leader inside final furlong, asserted towards finish, readily, won at Newmarket 1m 1f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gd in May beating Arabian Queen (9-0) by 1l, 9 ran.
Always Smile (IRE) 8-1cfav (9-4) Held up in mid-division, smooth headway on outside over 2f out, soon tracking leaders, led inside final furlong, ran on well and always holding on, won at York 1m hcp lst stks (1) gf in May beating Convey (9-1) by nk, 19 ran.
Bint Dandy (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) With leader, led over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace, 4th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Persuasive (8-9) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp fll (2) pol in Jun.
Black Cherry 10-1 (8-9) Soon led and set steady pace, quickened over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Decorated Knight (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 2f lst stks (1) gd in May.
Blond Me (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led entering final furlong, drew clear, impressive, won at Goodwood 1m lst fll stks (1) gd in Apr beating Oakley Girl (9-7) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.
Excilly (9-0) 3rd of 0, 7l behind Very Special (9-3) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gf in Mar.
Furia Cruzada (CHI) 16-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Usherette (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 1f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gd in May.
Jazzi Top 5-2fav (9-0) Keen tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 9 1/4l behind Usherette (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 1f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gd in May.
Lucida (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-0) Tracked leaders, soon 4th, pushed along under 3f out, still 4th 1f out, one pace, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Devonshire (9-0) at Curragh 1m Grp 2 fll stks (1) Yielding - Soft in May.
Maimara (FR) (8-8) 9th of 11, 13 1/4l behind Vadamos (9-1) at Saint-Cloud 1m Grp 2 stks gs in May.
Spangled 11-8 (9-0) Made all, shaken up over 1f out, edged left and ran on, won at Leicester 7f fll stks (3) gf in May beating Opal Tiara (8-3) by 3 1/2l, 5 ran.
Volunteer Point (IRE) 5-2fav (9-4) Pulled hard in touch, challenging when hampered approaching final furlong, quickly eased, 8th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Ashadihan (8-6) at Lingfield 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) pol in May.
