in touch, soon hung right, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
made all, quicked and clear over 1f, eased inside final furlong
chased leaders, left 2nd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner
with winner until hung right halfway, soon weakened
In a modest maiden, Durova is selected ahead of Miss Capricorn and Wicked Wilma. Second to Valley Of The Moon last time after having shown promise behind a fair type on her debut, Durova's form looks the best of that on offer here and, accordingly, she gets the vote. A 20,000 guineas daughter of Forzando, Miss Capricorn has plenty of speed in her pedigree and would not have to be out of the ordinary to land this maiden heat. Wicked Wilma caught the eye staying on late at Carlisle on her debut, which has to rate as promising, while Gold Spirit has also shown some promise. Of the others, Daruma's best effort to date has come in a seller which, in turn, returns us to the selection, Durova.
Imprimis Tagula (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Led 1f, ridden halfway, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 7l behind Northern Fling (9-3) at Chester 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jun.
Daruma (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 10l behind Merry Moon (8-6) at Haydock 6f 2yo sll (4) gf.
Gold Spirit (IRE) 7-4fav (8-13) Dwelt, led after 1f, ridden halfway, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 1 1/2l behind Fair 'n Square (8-5) at Brighton 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) frm in Jun.
Miss Capricorn Forzando filly out of 5f & 6f winner Miss Flirtatious.
Durova (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Valley of The Moon (9-0) at Catterick 5f 2yo mdn fll (5) frm.
Wicked Wilma (IRE) 80-1 (8-4) Towards rear, headway under pressure halfway, effort over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Argentine (8-13) at Carlisle 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf.