chased leaders, ridden halfway, no impression from over 1f out
chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
in touch, push along halfway, weakened over 1f out
with leader, pushed along over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
made all, pushed clear inside final furlong, easily
MISS LAHAR will deservedly be odds-on to get off the mark in this. She finished third in the Group 3 Princess Margaret Stakes at Ascot last time and Mick Channon's filly won't have to run anywhere near that level to get the better of today's rivals. The best of those looks to be Meloneras, who will appreciate the drop back to the minimum trip, while Empressive is making steady progress but needs a big step forward to get involved here.
Brilliant Crystal 8-1 (8-12) Held up in touch, weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 12, 14l behind O'Gorman (9-3) at Thirsk 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Jul.
Brown Eyed Lass Striking Ambition filly out of Tullochrome.
Empressive 18-1 (8-6) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 5, 5l behind Mary Fildes (8-11) at Bath 6f 2yo flls mdn auc stks (6) gd in Jul.
Imperial Weapon (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, under pressure 2f out, soon weakened, 4th of 7, 16l behind Quite A Thing (9-0) at Lingfield 5f 2yo flls mdn auc stks (6) std in Jun.
Meloneras 6-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 7l behind Lunar Deity (9-0) at Ffos Las 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Miss Lahar 100-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, driven and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace closing stages, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Angels Will Fall (8-12) at Ascot 6f 2yo fll Grp 3 (1) gs in Jul.