slowly into stride, in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to go 2nd over 1f out, stayed on, not trouble winner
in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, edged left over 1f out, ran on
An interesting confrontation between Girl Warrior and Sydney Star, who look the two to concentrate on as they ran comparable times when they made their debuts in separate divisions of a Newmarket maiden last season. However, the latter has always been the more highly regarded and as such she is narrowly preferred today. Others to monitor in the betting include: Noora, who is expected to come into herself this season, and Keeper's Lodge, who posted her best effort when she was last seen out behind a useful type from the John Dunlop yard. However, she needs to improve a good deal on that if she is to take a competitive maiden like this and she is probably best watched here. Therefore, it may be safest to concentrate on Sydney Warrior as she looks to have bundles of scope for the new campaign. The daughter of Machiavellian - a Coronation Stakes entry - should not be inconvenienced by her position in stall seven if those around her run to last season's form and she is expected to deliver if Michael Hills can keep her out of trouble as things unfold.
