slowly into stride, soon prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, always rear division
towards rear, ridden along over 3f out, some late headway, never reached challenging position
led, headed over 2f out, remained in touch until weakened final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on
prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
in touch, ridden over 2f out, had every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
An interesting maiden to round up this card and as usual, some of the top southern yards take on the leading yard up north. That said, it does not look a maiden full of potential quality. Lindelaan gets the vote to land it after a respectable second at Chester although the form of that event did take a knock at Goodwood last week when Quirina was well beaten. The selection is likely to be more effective over further in time, based on breeding and analyzing her style of running at Chester but she can land this. Ed Dunlop saddles Girl Of Pangaea who has one outing in the book, that a second on the fibresand at Kempton. She made good progress from the rear to take the runner-up position there but the form is not strong, the winner being beaten in three attempts at handicap company since. Mark Johnston's Signora was very weak in the market and green in a backend Doncaster maiden last season and ran accordingly. Market support should indicate what is expected today while the experienced Romantic Destiny has had no less than 10 attempts at breaking her maiden tag. While some would immediately disregard her on that alone, there are snippets of form which would give her an each way chance. Keep a close eye on Charming Tale, a half-sister to 2004 St.Leger winner Rule Of Law as she qualifies for a handicap mark following this outing. The market should be informative but Lindelaan gets the vote.
Annawanna 150-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, soon given reminders to go prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 8th of 10, 26l behind Always A Rock (9-0) at W'hampton 7f mdn stk (5) pol in Apr.
Miss Taboo (IRE) 28-1 (9-6) Led, headed 4f out, one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 14, 20l behind Solar Spirit (8-11) at Pontefract 6f mdn stk (5) gs in Apr.
Aura 33-1 (9-0) Held up, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 19l behind Melodramatic (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 3yo mdn fll (5) gd.
Cheeky Chilli 25-1 (8-9) Dwelt and behind, soon chased along, never troubled leaders, 6th of 11, 15l behind Longevity (9-0) at Southwell 7f mdn aut stk (5) fbs.
Dhahab (USA) 16-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden along halfway, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 9, 4l behind Atlantic Beach (9-3) at Ripon 6f 3yo mdn (5) gd.
Lindelaan (USA) 9-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 10, shd behind Portodora (9-0) at Chester 7f 3yo mdn fll (3) gd.
Micallef Orpen filly out of a moderate racemare.
Nayarna 25-1 (8-5) Always towards rear, effort over 2f out, some late headway, never reached challenging position, 9th of 15, 19l behind Mangham (9-3) at Ripon 1m 1f 3yo mdn (5) gf.
Romantic Destiny 8-1 (8-12) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 16, 12l behind Milton of Campsie (8-9) at Redcar 6f mdn fll (5) gf.
Signora (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Held up, pushed along halfway, driven over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 10, 7l behind Incomparable (9-3) at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Nov.
Charming Tale (USA) 25-1 (9-0) Led for 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 8l behind Katimont (9-0) at Windsor 1m 3yo mdn fll (5) gd in Apr.
Girl of Pangaea (GER) 9-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden final furlong, caught near line, 2nd of 10, hd behind Burriscarra (8-11) at Kempton 1m 2yo fll mdn aut (6) pol in Nov.
