led and keen, ridden over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner towards finish
tracked leader and keen, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
tracked leaders, edged left and switched right over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
held up in last pair, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, never on terms
chased leaders on inside, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, 3rd and one pace towards finish
held up last, good headway on outside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish
Withdrawn
Marly has won twice on the Turf in France and has been allocated a mark of 97 on her debut for John Ryan. She’ll figure if running up to that level but SHIMMERING DAWN looks a safer bet. James Tate’s mare won a conditions race over today’s trip at Lingfield in December when beating the re-opposing Queen's Course and can confirm running on better terms. Declaring Love landed the odds in novice company on her reappearance and may well improve past the likes of Amber Island and Quickstep Lady with Ikigai harder to recommend.
Amber Island (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-6) Chased leaders, nudged along over 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Parallel World (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Declaring Love 5-6fav (9-9) Dwelt, soon chasing leaders on inside, 2nd going well 2f out, led and edged left over 1f out, soon clear, very easily, won at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Feb beating Pinball Wizard (8-13) by 5 1/2l, 8 ran.
Marly (FR) (9-2) 4th of 16, 3l behind Honey Cake (9-2) at Fontainebleau 7f lst stks hvy in Nov.
Queen's Course (IRE) 15-8fav (9-5) Raced wide close up, ridden and unable to quicken entering final furlong, one pace and lost 3rd close home, 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Lethal Talent (9-0) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Quickstep Lady 9-2 (8-5) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd over 1f out ridden and every chance inside final furlong, chased winner after, ran on, just held, 2nd of 8, hd behind Lady Of Aran (8-7) at Newmarket 6f hcp fll (2) gd in Sep.
Shimmering Dawn (IRE) 10-3 (9-0) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, disputing 2nd over 1f out, went 2nd and kept inside final furlong, never going pace of winner, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Amniarix (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f fll stks (2) pol in Jan.
Ikigai 80-1 (9-7) Good speed from wide draw to chase leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened rapidly over 1f out, last of 7, 12l behind I'm Available (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcp fll (3) pol in Jan.
