slowly into stride, ran green in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong
tracked winner, pushed along 2f out, lost 2nd soon after, losing place when slightly hampered over 1f out, eased
tracked leading pair on inside, shaken up 2f out, 2nd and switched left soon after, closed on winner near finish, just held
made virtually all, ridden clear over 1f out, just held on, all out
took keen hold, tracked leaders on outside, pushed along 3f out, 3rd inside final 2f, edged right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in last pair, outpaced 2f out, soon shaken up, pushed along and kept on steadily inside final furlong, almost snatched 3rd, may well do better
Aidan O’Brien won this with smart filly Rhododendron last year and her full sister MAGICAL can follow suit. She was only beaten half-a-length on debut at the Curragh, despite being tenderly handled, and has some fancy entries in the coming months. Ripley was a 90,000 euros yearling and is preferred to stablemate Miss Paris, who should be one to watch over middle-distances next year. Zilara is a half-sister to the stable’s smart stayer Moonrise Landing and Roulette should go well after a promising first run at Newmarket.
Ann Without An E Rip Van Winkle filly out of Visanilla.
Miss Paris Champs Elysees filly out of Bantu.
Ripley (IRE) Declaration Of War filly out of La Conquerante.
Roulette 33-1 (9-0) Bumped start, ran green towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on steadily inside final furlong, better for experience, 6th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Poetic Charm (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn fll stks (4) gf in Jul.
Titchy Digits 150-1 (8-7) 8th of 15, 11 1/4l behind Electric Landlady (9-0) at Newbury 6f fll stks (5) gd in Jul.
Zilara (IRE) Big Bad Bob filly out of Celtic Slipper.
Magical (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Chased leaders and 4th halfway, pushed along from 2f out and soon switched right, kept on well under hands and heels inside final furlong, nearest at finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Dawn Delivers (9-0) at Curragh 6f mdn fll gf in Jul.
Rotherhithe Finjaan filly out of Reeling N' Rocking.