held up in 5th, ridden 3f out, outpaced and no chance final 2f
not looked keen, ridden throughout, always rear
steadied start, held up on outside, ridden halfway, soon outpaced
led on rail, clear 5f out, reduced lead and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner final furlong
chased clear leader to 3f out, soon weakened
raced in 3rd, ridden halfway, stayed on same pace final 2f
held up in 4th, went 2nd 3f out, closed and hard ridden to lead over 1f out, came clear final furlong, driven right out
Ventura gets the call ahead of Affrettando and Orchestrator, with Fine Art World perhaps one to note. Although without a run to her name this term, Ventura surely sets the standard on the evidence of her very promising debut effort at Lingfield last October when a close sixth behind the very useful Dalvina. She was only three-lengths behind Ed Dunlop's filly that day, and this half-sister to three winners, owned by Khalid Abdulla, is expected to progress well beyond maiden company this year. Affrettando was slowly away on his Lingfield bow behind Napoleon Dynamite, but picked up well in the closing stages to finish third, and can reach the frame at least, while Orchestrator did not get the best of luck-in-running on his Goodwood return, so is also worth a mention. Fine Art World sets foot on a racecourse for the first time, but this well-related gelding, whose dam hails from the family of Barathea and Gossamer, will be placed to good effect in time. Ventura gets the sex allowance here though, and sets the standard for the others to aim at. If anywhere near fit, she can come back with a bang before going on to better things.
Straight Gal (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Steadied start, always in rear and outpaced over 2f out, last of 12, 8l behind Union Jack Jackson (8-9) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Apr.
Vive La Chasse (IRE) 66-1 (9-7) In touch, pushed along 4f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 23l behind Cliche (8-9) at Windsor 1m mdn fll (5) gd in May.
Fine Art World (IRE) Agnes World gelding, half-brother to useful 7f-1m winner Red Rioja.
Orchestrator (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Held up and keen, headway into mid-division after 4f, not clear run over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Royal Secrets (8-12) at Goodwood 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd.
The Cool Sandpiper 10-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, soon in touch on outside, headway over 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Cuppacocoa (8-5) at Bath 5f 2yo mdn auc (6) gf in Aug.
Ventura (USA) 25-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden and effort approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 3l behind Dalvina (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct.
Affrettando (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Slowly away, in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Napoleon Dynamite (9-0) at Lingfield 7f mdn aut stk (6) pol.
Artistic Liason 22-1 (9-0) Started very slowly, in rear but in touch 3f out, ridden over 2f, no impression and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 10l behind Pinkabout (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo fll mdn aut (4) pol in Jul.
