held up, not clear run over 2f out, ridden to lead briefly just inside final furlong, rallied gamely, led again final strides
keen early, tracked leaders, not clear run over 2f out until over 1f out, one pace final furlong
held up, headway over 3f out, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, headed final strides
led until 4f out, led again over 2f out, soon ridden, headed just inside final furlong, no extra
prominent, led 4f out until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
In this seven-furlong juvenile event, Party is taken to score from Grange Lili and Market Day. A 55,000 guineas purchase, the Richard Hannon-trained Party has to be seriously considered from such a stable, although the betting will, of course, tell us more. Grange Lili showed plenty of promise when making late headway over course and distance on her debut and holds plenty of respect today. Market Day did not prove the most tractable at Nottingham last time but showed promise in the contest and, if having learned well from that experience, is entitled to some thought in this race. Kat Act Two cost 60,000 guineas and is surely better than her debut run, but she needs to prove that now. Finally, Spanish Air made progress from run one to two and might have more to come but, overall, we are happy to side with Party.
Easy Lover 20-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, behind, kept on inside final furlong, 8th of 16, 10l behind La Roca (9-0) at Windsor 6f 3yo mdn fll (4) gf.
Grange Lili (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, switched left 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Cavallo di Ferro (8-10) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) pol.
Kat Act Two 25-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, some headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 11l behind Soviet Palace (9-3) at Leicester 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf.
Market Day 10-1 (8-10) Mid-division far side, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 6th of 16, 8l behind Yerevan (8-8) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn fll aut (4) gd.
Party (IRE) Cadeaux Genereux filly, half-sister to 7f winner Jummana.
Spanish Air 25-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, soon hung left, one pace, 4th of 12, 6l behind Three Decades (9-0) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol.