took keen hold, held up in touch, ridden 3f out, not much room over 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace
led ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
close up, headway 2f out, effort and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
tracked leader, ridden and hung left 3f out, lost place over 1f out, kept on again inside final furlong
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened final furlong
dwelt, ridden and headway 2f out, led 1f out, stayed on well
steadied start, took keen hold, ran wide 5f out into straight, ridden and beaten over 2f out
steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
This looks a decent renewal of the Lupe stakes with several Oaks candidates putting their reputations on the line including Mezzo Soprano, Ocean Silk and Londonnetdotcom but the vote goes to Midsummer. Henry Cecil's filly looked useful when making a belated winning debut at Kempton last month and stepped up on that when a creditable second in Lingfield's Oaks trial last time. Sure to have learnt from that experience, she is taken to go one better here. Hi Dubai is Godolphin's number one Oaks contender and they will be keen to see how stable companion Mezzo Soprano gets on against some of her likely Epsom rivals here. Ocean Silk was a good winner of a Chester maiden earlier in the month (Piano Star second) and is open to improvement. Bred to appreciate the trip, she has to be respected, as does Londonnetdotcom. Mick Channon's filly was a bitter disappointment in France on her recent return to action but may improve for the step up in trip. Oblige looks to be the best of the remainder but is more exposed than most of her rivals.
