tracked leaders, led 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 1f out
held up mid-division, headway to track leaders 3f out, ridden 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, just failed
held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, just held on
held up rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened 1f out
mid-division and keen, headway approaching 1f out, weakening when short of room inside final furlong
in touch and keen, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
led until headed over 3f out, kept on final 2f, ridden and weakened close home
slowly into stride, always towards rear
In this fillies' handicap, we will opt for Classic Millennium, but Calamintha, Fleeting Moon, Belle Rouge and Aoninch Are among those that should also be considered. The selection is now back to a winning mark based on her York success of last October and, with Lisa Jones taking three pounds off her back, she should go well in a bid to give her stable back-to-back wins in this race. Turning to the others. Beechy Bank is rated three-pounds higher than for her Warwick win,. Calamintha has been raised four pounds for a good second to Isa'Af at Nottingham last time and should go well as Kieren Fallon riding for Martin Pipe is not something that you see too often. It will be interesting to see how Fleeting Moon fares on Turf. She is out of the Oaks winner Juliette Marny and, while winning on the all-weather, does not seem blessed with too many gear changes. Her chance might best be gauged from the betting as her stable has a good record at this track. Belle Rouge has been raised five pounds for a narrow Folkestone success and, while she should run well, it might just deny her victory, given that her best Turf form has come on easier going. Course winner Aoninch has nearly seven lengths to find with Belle Rouge on Folkestone form but is six pounds better off, while Miss Koen is actually well handicapped based on the form of her Curragh win of October 2002, although that win came over a mile. Sashay has 2002 winning form from a six-pound higher mark, but her best efforts recently have come on the all-weather, but Anniversay Guest has yet to register a win. Once again, then, the selection is Classic Millennium.
