towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, always towards rear
slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, ran on, not trouble winner
in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, always towards rear
prominent, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on, never reached leaders
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
prominent, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
The Godolphin newcomer, Act Friendly, is nicely bred and entitled to respect in this field, but of those with experience, Zamala has shown enough to suggest she can pick up a race like this and is taken to score here; Golden Shadow, On Air and Special Moment also come into the reckoning. The latter is a nicely bred daughter of Sadlers Wells who did not show a great deal on her debut but should appreciate this extra furlong and is almost certainly capable of better. Golden Shadow is one of two John Gosden-trained fillies in the field, and ran very green on her debut at Leicester so could improve a good deal for that experience. On Air showed that stamina would not be a problem here when staying on well to be third behind a useful sort at Doncaster on her debut, and Mark Johnston's filly seems sure to go close. Act Friendly is a Sadlers Wells filly who is related to several winners and has to be feared, while Roger Charlton's filly, Mighty Splash, is another who merits respect. With the Richard Hannon team in such good form, it would be no surprise to see Shine Bright put a relatively disappointing debut behind her, but for the selection we'll side with John Dunlop's Zamala. A half-sister to a couple of useful types, she ran well on her debut at Sandown, finishing third to a horse who went on to be placed in Listed company. She didn't improve on the face of that on her only subsequent start when filling the same position at Newmarket, but she had to race wide that day on fairly dead ground and as such was far from disgraced in finishing third to what promises to be a smart prospect in Short Skirt. This looks to be a slightly easier task for Zamala, and she is taken to get off the mark under Willie Supple.
Act Friendly (IRE) Sadler's Wells filly, half-sister to numerous smart performers, notably Ozone Layer and Musalsal; dam a high-class juvenile.
Gentian 12-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression after, 4th of 7, 11l behind Juniper Girl (8-8) at Beverley 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) gd.
Golden Shadow (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 5l behind Congressional (8-11) at Leicester 1m 2yo mdn fll (4) gf.
Hurry Up Helen (IRE) In The Wings filly, half-sister to a couple of 1m4f winners.
Lunar River (FR) 16-1 (8-11) Mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, weakened quickly well over 1f out, last of 12, 16l behind Dubai On (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol.
Mighty Splash Cape Cross filly, half-sister to several winners over a variety of distances.
Montreux (UAE) 15-2 (8-11) Dwelt, raced on outer towards rear, bumped and pushed wide approaching 2f out, no chance after, 9th of 13, 10l behind Song of Passion (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol.
My Petra Midnight Legend filly, first foal out of an unraced mare.
Nona 50-1 (8-11) Always behind, 11th of 13, 26l behind Kahlua Kiss (8-11) at Carlisle 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf.
On Air (USA) 14-1 (8-9) Held up behind leaders, pushed along when outpaced over 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Criminal Act (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2yo mdn (4) gf.
Shine Bright 40-1 (8-11) Led narrowly to over 3f out, stayed prominent until weakened 2f out, 11th of 14, 10l behind Aubaine (8-11) at Salisbury 7f 2yo mdn fll (2) gf.
Special Moment (IRE) 100-1 (8-3) Held up behind, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 6l behind City of Troy (9-3) at Doncaster 7f 2yo stk (4) gf.
The Flying Peach 80-1 (7-13) Always behind, last of 12, 35l behind Peter Island (9-0) at Chester 7f 2yo clm (5) gf in Aug.
Zamala 3-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden and kept on one pace final 2f, 3rd of 12, 8l behind Short Skirt (8-11) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) gs in Aug.
