Held up in touch, ridden and closed on leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, headway to join leader 1f out, ran on well to lead inside final furlong
Led, ridden 2f out, joined 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on
Held up in touch, ridden 2f out, ran on
Ryan Moore gets the leg-up on Terra Mitica, who placed in both outings last year but steps up in trip along with Atlantis Blue. The latter also showed ability in a couple of starts last term but HESPERANTHA has the more recent form. The latter finished in front of a subsequent winner when beaten only a nose at Kempton last month so Andrew Balding’s filly gets the vote. Hexameter is the first foal of a winner in France and should be noted representing powerful connections.
Hexameter Ulysses filly out of Rythmique.
Terra Mitica (IRE) 2-1 (9-0) Still green and pushed along at times in 4th, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on steadily into 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3 1/4l behind Kick On Girl (9-0) at Haydock 1m fll stks (4) gf in Sep.
Atlantis Blue (8-12) 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Haya Zark (9-2) at Saint-Cloud 1m mdn stks in Nov.
Mojito Magic 66-1 (9-0) Slowly away towards rear, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 20 3/4l behind Ameynah (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn fll stks (4) gd in Apr.
Nachos Cheese (IRE) 150-1 (8-8) Slow into stride, always in rear, 11th of 12, 14l behind Ermin Street (8-13) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Hesperantha 7-2 (8-6) Midfield, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong, just denied, 2nd of 13, shd behind Guilin (8-11) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.