towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
held up mid-division, switched right and headway from over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
pulled hard close up, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
steadied start, soon switched left, held up well in rear, shaken up approaching final furlong, never nearer
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, slightly impeded final strides and lost 3rd place
in rear, ridden after 2f, outpaced and behind halfway, pulled up from over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, edged left final strides
held up in rear, ridden and headway on inside approaching final furlong, stayed on to take 3rd post
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
MAYAALAH for John Gosden has the strongest claims in this maiden with Clinging Vine and Faldal also given chances. The selection can be forgiven for not building on a promising start to her career at Yarmouth last time as it would appear the good to soft ground was not to her liking. On her penultimate outing on the Polytrack at Kempton saw her improve from her debut and run well to land second place in a similar contest. She was taken three wide for most of that race, which wouldn't have helped her on that occasion and the filly is much better drawn this time. A close relative of 1000 Guineas winner Lahan her pedigree also suggests she has too much for this field. Richard Hannon's Clinging Vine comes here off the back of a debut run at Kempton where she stayed on well to finish six of fourteen. Invariably horses from this yard tend to come on from their first outings and with her family tree including the high class Lover's Knot and the useful Foodbroker Founder it appears this trip will be about right and that she should be in the mix. Faldal has also just had the one run and makes his debut for trainer Tom Dascombe after finishing midfield on her first trip to a racecourse in Ireland over the summer. With that in mind fitness could be an issue and she might be best watched although with the benefit of some racing experience she has a chance to come back strongly. Any market support for Luca Cumani¿s newcomer Cascata should be noted. This one may eventually need a much longer trip but is related to a couple of group one winners and with connections paying out 95,000 guineas for her you¿d expect this one to have more than a little talent. If in double figures Thaumatology could be an each-way bet with her on the improve but without the market guiding us Mayaalah should score.
Astrobrava 100-1 (8-12) Always rear division, 8th of 12, 17l behind Tottie (8-12) at Brighton 1m 2yo mdn auc (5) gd in Oct.
Cascata (IRE) Montjeu filly out of Leaping Water.
Clinging Vine (USA) 40-1 (9-0) Started slowly, in rear, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 14, 10l behind Ave (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) pol in Sept.
Faldal 14-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, no impression straight, 6th of 11, 10l behind Rory Anna (8-5) at Killarney 1m 2yo mdn auc gs in Jul.
Flapper (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 16, 20l behind Your Old Pal (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2yo mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Mayaalah 9-4fav (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon beaten, 4th of 12, 7l behind Take The Hint (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) gs in Oct.
My Baby Love 66-1 (8-12) Towards rear, pushed along, struggling over 3f out, last of 12, 26l behind Dialogue (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Sept.
Precious Secret (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Keen, in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 7th of 17, 9l behind Sariska (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) gs.
Rag And Bone (CAN) 11-2 (9-0) In touch, lost place over 3f out, eased final furlong, 11th of 12, 11l behind It's A Game (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn fll (4) pol in Oct.
Rum Raisin 50-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden in 3rd entering straight, soon no extra, 5th of 11, 6l behind A Girl (9-0) at Tipperary 7f 2yo mdn fll hvy in Oct.
Thaumatology (USA) 14-1 (8-8) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 12, 5l behind Take The Micky (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol in Oct.
Signella 25-1 (9-0) Behind, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced and in rear over 2f out, last of 13, 18l behind Awfeyaa (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct.
