slowly into stride, pushed along and soon in touch on inside, went 3rd inside final 3f, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, promising debut
dwelt, soon close up, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden and looked held well over 1f out, closed to lead inside final furlong, stayed on strongly and won going away
close up when not much room and lost place over 6f out, behind and no chance after
dwelt, soon pushed along to chase leaders and wide, went 3rd under pressure halfway, weakened over 2f out
chasing leaders when hampered green and lost place after 1f, towards rear, switched left over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
soon led, ridden over 2 lengths ahead inside final 2f, driven over 1f out, no extra and headed inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden on outside 3f out, outpaced final 2f
dwelt, soon pushed along to go prominent on inside, weakened quickly over 3f out
in touch when not much room and lost place after 1f, towards rear, modest effort on inside well over 1f out
slowly into stride, last pair, switched left 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never a danger
FORTUNATEENCOUNTER is selected after making a promising Newmarket debut. John Gosden's filly was unfancied at 20/1 but she ran on well after a slow beginning; better is to come today. Charleston Lady ran a similarly eye-catching race at the track last time and she is nicely-drawn here. The longer trip will suit Oceanway, whilst Susan Stroman and Viking Rose should both improve on their debut efforts. Newcomer Whispered comes from a fair middle-distance family and can only be backed if the market screams in her favour, and a bigger threat today might be fellow newcomers Another Whisper and Bow River Arch. Alareen is another to mention after a fair Doncaster debut and this very well-related daughter of Selkirk will improve with racing.
Alareen (USA) 6-1 (9-0) Slowly away, behind, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 14, 12l behind Blue Bunting (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2yo stks (5) gd in Aug.
Bow River Arch (USA) Arch filly out of Bow River Gold.
Charleston Lady 9-1 (9-0) In rear, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, finished well, 4th of 12, 5l behind Tuscania (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Sep.
Elusive Diva (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Led until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 8l behind Look Who's Kool (9-3) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Fortunateencounter (FR) 20-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride and carried right start, behind centre, outpaced when groups 4f out, ridden and headway to chase over 1f out, stayed on, not reached leaders, 4th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Beatrice Aurore (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2yo fll mdn (4) gd in Sep.
Monicalew Refuse To Bend filly out of White House.
Oceanway (USA) 5-1 (8-12) Outpaced, soon ridden along, never near leaders, 5th of 6, 8l behind Golden Creek (9-3) at Southwell 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) fbs in Aug.
Susan Stroman 16-1 (8-12) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression, 4th of 11, 15l behind Elas Diamond (8-12) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) gd.
Torpedo Run 40-1 (8-11) In rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 9th of 15, 9l behind Inimitable Romanee (9-0) at Bath 1m 2yo fll mdn (5) gs.
Viking Rose (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) In rear, last and struggling 3f out, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 12, 7l behind Tuscania (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Sep.
Whispered Medicean filly out of Whispering Blues.
Another Whisper (IRE) Montjeu filly out of Heavenly Whisper.
Geblah (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 15, 7l behind Inimitable Romanee (9-0) at Bath 1m 2yo fll mdn (5) gs.
