held up towards rear, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
tracked leader and pulled hard, every chance over 2f out, shaken up and not quicken, soon held
tracked leaders, quickened up and led 2f out, soon pushed clear, hung left final furlong
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
slowly into stride, ridden 3f out, one pace
Intimate Friend cannot be opposed in this Brighton maiden. Her debut fourth, when in need of the run, to Bay Tree at Newbury has already been boosted by that filly going on to win in Listed company. She will not be available at a fancy price, but all things being equal, ought to win. Badhbh stepped up on her debut run to finish a running-on sixth next time, and the step up to seven could bring further improvement for this daughter of Deploy. Signora Pagnettiera failed to reach her reserve when sent to the sails and it is unlikely that she is one of Mick Channon's leading lights. Taminoula will stay even further in time and showed she is going the right way when third at Lingfield last time, a race from which the fourth has come out and won since. Timely Twist was well beaten in a decent Newbury maiden on her racecourse debut and, although she should have derived a lot of benefit from that outing, more will be needed now. The field is completed by Ed Dunlop's Trompe l'Oeil, who showed promise on her debut when green but was then surprisingly dropped back to five furlongs for her next run. She finished unplaced that time but, stepped up to seven furlongs now, she should show in a better light, particularly given that there is middle-distance blood on the dam's side of her likeable breeding. Overall, though, Intimate Friend can prove the favourite-backers' pal.
