held up in touch, took keen hold, headway to lead briefly 3f to 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer (wore cheek pieces)
prominent and pulled very hard, ridden halfway, soon behind
held up in rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong, not trouble first two
tracked leaders, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked winner, lost place 3f out, soon beaten
led, headed 3f out, stayed prominent, driven to lead again over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong
Stormy Channel is a beautifully bred daughter of Storm Cat out of 1992 Prix du Moulin heroine All At Sea and is given the TEAMtalk vote to boost her value at stud by landing this uncompetitive affair. Henry Cecil's filly has clearly not been easy to train as she was making her belated debut last month. However, she was an encouraging runner-up behind a useful type over this trip in similar company and should improve sufficiently for the experience to make her hard to beat in this company. Bahrqueen has been placed on all three previous attempts and sets a fair standard so will be no pushover particularly under a promising 5lb apprentice. Stands To Reason is best watched following a three-month absence but Summer Stock has been acquitting himself with credit on the all-weather of late and holds place claims.