chased leaders over 6f
slowly into stride, raced keenly and soon close up, driven to press winner 2f out until readily outpaced by leading pair final furlong
led to 6f out, stayed handy until weakened under pressure over 2f out
held up in rear off slow pace, badly outpaced 4f out, headway on wide outside over 1f out, ridden to press winner and upsides inside final furlong, just failed
bumped start, held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, beaten when edged left over 1f out
pulled hard, soon tracked leader, led 6f out, quickened 4f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened
went right start, held up, outpaced 4f out, no danger after
prominent, went 2nd 4f out, led 2f out and kicked on, joined and hard driven final furlong, just held on all out
tracked leaders over 6f
The vote here goes to Sabbiosa, with her main dangers reckoned to be Queen's Dancer and Hidden Chance. The selection left last season's form behind when scoring at Bath on her seasonal return and a four-pound rise for that does not seem excessive. Also, given that her dam is a half-sister to the St Leger winner Snurge, the extra distance today should not inconvenience her, which seems to strengthen her hand and, accordingly, she gets our vote. Queen's Dancer has won two of her last three races, and is up five pounds for the latest of them. She is very game but that rise will not make life easy, although she still commands plenty of respect. It will be interesting to see how Hidden Chance fares at this three-furlong longer trip than for scoring in a claimer at Salisbury last time, a race that she was entitled to win on adjusted ratings. On breeding, it should suit, though, and she too is respected. Finally, the others seem to need to find improvement to feature, although Mink Mitten is another that should improve over this 10-furlong trip. However, Sabbiosa is the one that catches the eye and she is taken to score.
Ghasiba (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Chased leaders over 4f, soon weakened, 17th of 19, 24l behind Bolodenka (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd.
Queen's Dancer 15-8fav (8-9) Made all, quickened 4f out, held on well towards finish, won at Carlisle 1m 4f stk (5) gf beating Bramantino (10-0) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Mango Groove (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Led after 1f, headed just over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 11, 15l behind Wild Savannah (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf.
Hidden Chance 4-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out final furlong, won at Salisbury 7f 3yo clm (5) gf beating Entertain (8-0) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Sabbiosa (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, still plenty to do over 1f out, strong run final furlong, led near finish, cheekily, won at Bath 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd in Apr beating Seasons Estates (9-0) by 1/2l, 16 ran.
Trials 'n Tribs 66-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, pulled hard, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 24l behind Fashionable (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 2f lst fll stk (1) gf.
Mink Mitten 8-1 (9-3) Towards rear, stayed on from over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 17, 7l behind Courageously (8-10) at Warwick 1m 3yo hcp (6) gd.
Hoh My Darling 20-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out, 7th of 11, 15l behind Asaateel (9-0) at Bath 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Priorina (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Never in contention, 10th of 11, 11l behind Bird Over (8-13) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Apr.
