led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened
tracked leader, led 3f out, narrowly headed just inside final 2f, stayed pressing winner under pressure until held near finish
held up in 4th, pushed along and outpaced 4f out, went poor 3rd over 2f out
always behind, pushed along and struggling final 3f
tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final 2f, strong pressed, held on gamely final furlong
slowly into stride, held up last, ridden and struggling final 3f
This appears to be a straight match between Rill and Arbella and we will side with the last named. Walter Swinburn's filly put in some fine efforts in defeat last season, including a close; up fourth behind Maids Causeway in the Sweet Solero Stakes at Newmarket. She may have been in need of her seasonal return at York and we could see a much improved performance this afternoon. Rill showed plenty of promise on her only juvenile outing, finishing a close up fourth behind the Godolphin runner Sharaiji Blossom in a hot maiden at Nottingham. She has been given plenty of time to mature by her talented trainer and can be expected to put up a good fight. Trials 'n Tribs should be the best of the remainder but shouldn't trouble the two principles and the pick of the duo is Arbella.
Maid The Cut 16-1 (8-5) Mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 6l behind Cumbrian Princess (8-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f fll hcp (F4) pol in Feb.
Arbella 7-2 (8-9) Held up, headway over 2f out, outpaced final furlong, last of 5, 6l behind Topatoo (8-4) at York 1m 3yo mdn (4) gd in Aug.
C'Est La Vie 50-1 (8-9) Took keen hold, in touch until weakened 2f out, 8th of 10, 9l behind Mixing (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gs in Aug.
Neferura 12-1 (8-12) Prominent and keen, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 12, 20l behind Montjeu Baby (8-10) at Brighton 1m 3yo fll hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Rill 33-1 (8-11) In touch, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on, 4th of 18, 4l behind Sharaiji Blossom (8-11) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn fll (D2) gf.
Trials 'n Tribs 9-1 (9-4) In touch when ran wide bend 10f out, soon tracked leader, hard ridden over 4f out, weakened quickly over 3f out, 13th of 14, 39l behind Atriffic Story (9-2) at Folkestone 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Petite Rouge Elmaamul mare out of a lightly-raced mare.
Xila Fontenailles (FR) Turgeon filly, half-sister to two middle-distance winners.