took keen hold, held up in 5th, headway on outside 2f out, driven into 3rd over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd close home, no chance with winner
held up last, pushed along on outside over 2f out, ridden and beaten over 1f out
took keen hold, held up in 4th on inside, pushed along and unable to quicken 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, lost 2nd 2f out, hung right outpaced and dropped to 5th over 1f out, plugged on again inside final furlong
took keen hold, tracked leading pair, 2nd on inside 2f out, led 1f out, shaken up and ran on well inside final furlong
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Winter hasn’t looked back since finishing second to stablemate Hydrangea on her reappearance. She won the English and Irish 1000 Guineas and was then successful in the Coronation Stakes at Ascot. Her trainer thinks she’ll stay the extra here but the Galileo filly is up against proven Group 1 performers over this trip and further including Musidora winner Shutter Speed, possibly unlucky when fourth in the French Oaks next time. Blond Me has won a couple of Group 2 contests and last year’s runner-up Queen's Trust later won at the Breeders’ Cup and was a close-up fourth in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes last time. Frankie has shocked a few pundits by choosing the returning SO MI DAR ahead of Shutter Speed but there may be method to the madness. The four-year-old goes well fresh and beat recent Pretty Polly winner Nezwaah after a break at Yarmouth last year. She would have maintained her unbeaten record in the Prix de l’Opera later had she not been impeded and is a high-class filly.
Blond Me (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders in 3rd place, ridden over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on to lead towards finish, won at York 1m 2f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gs in May beating The Black Princess (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 4 ran.
Queen's Trust 16-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, not much room on inside after start and soon steadied rear, switched left and headway on outer inside final furlong, finished well, not reach leaders, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Highland Reel (9-0) at Ascot 1m 2f Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Jun.
So Mi Dar 4-6 (8-11) 3rd of 7, 1/2l behind Speedy Boarding (9-2) at Chantilly 1m 2f Grp 1 fll (1) gd in Oct.
Hydrangea (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Winter (9-0) at Ascot 1m Grp 1 fll stks (1) gf in Jun.
Sobetsu 6-1 (9-0) Tracked clear leader, pushed along and closed 3f out, led briefly over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out, eased final furlong, 8th of 9, 23l behind Enable (9-0) at Epsom 1m 4f Grp 1 fll (1) gd in Jun.
Winter (IRE) 4-9fav (9-0) Raced wide early in touch, switched inside 6f out, headway to track leading pair over 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on, comfortable, won at Ascot 1m Grp 1 fll stks (1) gf in Jun beating Roly Poly (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Nezwaah 13-2 (9-8) Dwelt, soon mid-division, closer in 5th 2f out, soon ridden, headway to lead over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, comfortably, won at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Jul beating Rain Goddess (8-12) by 3 1/4l, 11 ran.
Shutter Speed (9-1) 4th of 16, 1 1/2l behind Senga (9-1) at Chantilly 1m 2f Grp 1 gd in Jun.
Wuheida 3-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on well for 2nd, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Roly Poly (8-12) at Newmarket 1m Grp 1 fll stks (1) gf in Jul.
