chased leaders, pushed along halfway, stayed on under pressure final furlong but not pace to trouble winner
chased leader, ridden halfway, stayed on same pace final 2f
held up, hard ridden halfway, no impression final 2f
soon pushed along towards rear, headway halfway, ridden to lead well over 1f out, clear final furlong
led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong
chased leaders over 3f
held up in rear, effort and driven 2f out, no danger
held up, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong but not pace to trouble winner
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened
This is a high quality race and features the reappearance of the exciting Kind, who ended last season with five wins on the bounce. Roger Charlton's filly is sure to be a popular choice here, but we're going to take her on with Chris Wall's Paradise Isle. Having won four times over six and seven furlongs last season, Kind surprised a few by improving again on a drop back to the minimum trip when she ran out a comfortable winner of a Listed race at Hamilton on her final start. She could easily develop into a group class sprinter this term, but at this stage of the season she may just struggle to concede four pounds to the equally smart Paradise Isle. Chris Wall¿s filly boasts some smart form last year, including a demolition of the useful Alderney Race in the Shergar Cup at Ascot. She also beat Solar Power and Dame De Noche, who reoppose here, in decent fashion at Newmarket in September and should have little trouble confirming that form with these rivals as she faces them on significantly better terms today. Pick of the three-year-olds should be Hugh Morrison¿s Lowther fourth, Notjustaprettyface. However, older horses generally fare better at this time of year and Paradise Isle looks just the ticket.
Kind (IRE) 8-1 Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, good headway inside final furlong to lead close home, won at Hamilton 5f lst fll stk (A1) sft in Sept beating Autumn Pearl by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Dame de Noche 14-1 Soon tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Goodenough Mover at Lingfield 7f hcp (C1) pol in Oct.
Doohulla (USA) 9-1 Raced far side, held up in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 7th of 19, 2 1/2l behind Alderney Race at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (B) gf in Jul.
Indian Maiden (IRE) Prominent, one pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Chineur at Maisons-Laffitte 5f lst stk.
Paradise Isle 6-1 Led far side group, ridden and headed well inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 15, 4l behind Ruby Rocket at Newmarket 6f lst fll stk (A1) sft in Oct.
Saint Etienne (IRE) 10-1 Chased leaders over 3f, 6th of 9, 9l behind If Paradise at Newbury 5f hcp gs.
Solar Power (IRE) 5-6fav Held up, headway 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Paradise Isle at Newmarket 6f fll hcp (C1) gf in Sept.
Sumora (IRE) 9-1 Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 11, 2l behind Party Boss at Lingfield 7f 3yo lst stk (A1) pol in Mar.
Lady Filly 25-1 Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 13l behind Andronikos at Doncaster 6f 2yo lst stk (A1) sft in Oct.
Notjustaprettyface (USA) 5-1jt-fav In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 13l behind Prince Charming at Ayr 5f 2yo lst stk (A1) sft in Sept.
