held up in last pair, smooth headway on outside 3f out, led on bit 2f out, soon clear, easily
wore ear plugs in prelims, awkwardly away, soon tracking leaders, weakened 2f out, eased
raced keenly, tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed 2f out, lost modest 2nd over 1f out, weakened into 4th close home
tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, rallied into 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner
raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up last, switched left and headway over 1f out, went modest 3rd towards finish
Pilaster won this as a three-year-old last season but was over 4l behind Dramatic Queen and Enbihaar in a Fillies' Group 3 at York in May. The latter pair have continued in good form with Enbihaar turning the tables narrowly in the Lancashire Oaks and there's nothing between the pair. Three-year-olds have a reasonable record in the race and Aidan O'Brien has entered a trio from the younger brigade, two of them likely to ensure a strong gallop for SOUTH SEA PEARL. An 800,000gns daughter of Galileo, she's taken some time to reach her potential but looked very progressive in a Listed contest over this trip at Leopardstown and Ryan Moore can steer her home. Manuela De Vega, a close fourth in the Oaks, tackles the trip for the first time but her overall form puts her right in the picture.
Enbihaar (IRE) 5-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, challenged over 1f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on, won at Haydock 1m 4f Grp 2 fll (1) gf in Jul beating Dramatic Queen (9-5) by nk, 6 ran.
Dramatic Queen (USA) 4-1 (9-5) Led, ridden over 1f out, edged right and headed entering final furlong, stayed on, held towards finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind Enbihaar (9-5) at Haydock 1m 4f Grp 2 fll (1) gf in Jul.
Pilaster 7-1 (9-0) Disputed 2nd, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Klassique (9-0) at Haydock 1m 4f Grp 3 fll stks (1) hvy in Jun.
Flowering Peach (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Broke well to lead, soon headed, improved to lead narrowly after 5f, travelled well 2f out, pushed along 1 1/2f out, soon headed and ridden, weakened final furlong, 4th of 6, 7 3/4l behind South Sea Pearl (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 6f lst stks (1) gd in Jul.
Manuela De Vega (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden on inner 2f out and no impression in 5th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Star Catcher (9-0) at Curragh 1m 4f Grp 1 fll (1) gd in Jul.
Peach Tree (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden over 2f out and soon no impression on winner, dropped to 4th over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 8, 9 3/4l behind Star Catcher (9-0) at Curragh 1m 4f Grp 1 fll (1) gd in Jul.
South Sea Pearl (IRE) 11-8fav (9-0) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, progress under 2f out, ridden in 2nd over 1f out, improved to lead final 150 yards, ran on strongly, won at Leopardstown 1m 6f lst stks (1) gd in Jul beating Simply Beautiful (9-0) by 3l, 6 ran.
