led and clear after 3f, steadied halfway, ridden and headed over 2f out, chased winner until inside final furlong
held up, headway over 4f out, driven along from 3f out, soon outpaced
chased clear leader until over 1f out
dwelt, soon held up and in touch, ridden along and outpaced over 2f out, styg on under pressure to go 2nd inside final furlong, no impression
held up last, headway ov outside over 4f out, led over 2f out, stayed on well, comfortably
tracked leaders, util ridden and lost place 4f out, soon struggling in rear
Another weak affair and one in which it will be surprising if La Mouline does not prove too strong so gets the TEAMtalk nod. Gerard Butler's filly showed an abundance of promise on her debut when third behind the smart Muqbil in a 7f Newbury Listed event last month. The daughter of Nashwan is related to Arc hero Carnegie and should be suited by the step up in trip both on breeding and her style of racing. Fantastico is progressing along the right lines and looks the one for forecast backers ahead of Dubai Dreams who lacks the scope for further improvement.
