held up, headway and switched left over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on, readily
led, pushed along and headed over 1f out, ridden and no extra final furlong
held up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, stayed on same pace
tracked leader, pushed along halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
A little bit of a guessing game with regard to the ability of the newcomers and the betting market should be carefully monitored for the best indications regarding the confidence of the various connections. However, as both Beauty Of Dreams and Nine Red have already proved to be beatable, it would be no surprise to see this go to one of the debutantes. Badminton, who hails from a yard that are on the crest of a wave at the moment, gets a narrow vote over Liberty to make a winning racecourse bow. The selection is closely related to the useful Cala, who finished a good second to Kulood in the Group 3 Nell Gwyn Stakes for Clive Brittain earlier in the season, and although she may do better as three-year-old; she could represent the best value in the race if punters overreact to the Fallon factor with Liberty. The champion jockey's mount is also bred to do better over further in time and is unlikely to be seen at her best until she tackles at least 10 furlongs judging by her pedigree - so is not really one to go overboard about in a race of this nature at the likely cramped odds.