held up in 5th, pushed along on inside over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, never dangerous after
led until 2f out, chased leader until over 1f out, chased leaders and no impression when weakened into 4th final 110 yards
held up last, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge
tracked leaders, pushed along out wide 3f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 110 yards until no extra towards finish
slowly into stride, raced keenly and soon steadied in last pair, pushed along over 2f out, still plenty to do over 1f out, strong run out wide inside final furlong, just held
chased leaders on inside, ridden to lead inside final furlong, held on gamely, all out
tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, headed inside final furlong, weakened and lost places final 110 yards
A couple of these are clear of the rest at the weights with Roman Mist preferred to Potapova. The former went close in a handicap over track and trip on her reappearance but the latter failed to progress as expected last season. MY ASTRA (NAP) has something to find with the above pair on these terms but has entries in several Group 2 races this year having finished runner-up in Listed company in France when last in action. The Haggas filly gets the vote but the remainder look up against it unless Romantic Rival, an import from France, proves better than her allocated rating.
Flame of Freedom (IRE) 9-1 (9-11) Tracked leader 2f, remained handy, headway out wide over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 6, hd behind Sayifyouwill (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp fll (4) pol in Apr.
Lola Showgirl (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Led, headed 3f out, edged right 2f out, soon weakened, 4th of 5, 14 1/2l behind Madame Tantzy (8-5) at Goodwood 1m hcp fll (3) gd in Aug.
Magnificence (FR) (9-3) 10th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Orendina (9-3) at Fontainebleau 7f lst stks in Nov.
My Astra (IRE) (8-11) 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Shine For You (8-11) at Saint-Cloud 1m 2f lst stks hvy in Oct.
Potapova 11-1 (8-12) Reluctant to start, lost all off 10 lengths, behind, never a factor, 10th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Just Beautiful (8-12) at Doncaster 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gf in Sep.
Roman Mist (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 9, hd behind Pensiero D'Amore (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Romantic Rival (IRE) (8-12) won at La Teste De Buch 1m 1f mdn stks sft in Sep beating Rivaport (8-12) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
