slowly into stride, always in rear
held up, ridden and headway 3f out, soon every chance, weakened final furlong
held up, never troubled leaders
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, hung right and ran on to lead inside final furlong
raced wide for 3f, prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on one pace
with leader until over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Moonshadow can open her account, with Sybella, Ivory Gala and Artist's Muse taken to give her most to do. Moonshadow was seemingly not fancied on her Yarmouth introduction last month, but shaped like a certain future winner in finishing third to the odds-on Duty, and will be fancied to live up to her breeding here. By Diesis, she is a full-sister to Cecil's 2000 Oaks winner Love Divine, and will be worth a fortune in the paddocks with some black type next to her name. With that in mind, connections will move heaven and earth to find her a suitable opening, and today could be where she starts to prove her worth. Sybella is not as impressively-bred as the selection but is still related to quite a few winners and is another that looked the part when third on her Salisbury debut. As John Dunlop's inmates invariably improve for the run, she too must be kept on the right side. She should at the very least hold Artist's Muse on form. Ivory Gala looked half-decent on her Newmarket bow behind Invention, and Bride To Be has a bit of experience to count on so are others to note, but Moonshadow stands out.
Artist's Muse (USA) 15-2 (8-12) Chased leaders, led 6f out until over 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 21l behind Degas Art (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 4f 3yo mdn (4) frm in May.
Bride To Be (USA) 10-1 (8-9) Towards rear, headway well over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 17, 17l behind Balloura (8-9) at Warwick 1m mdn fll (5) gd in May.
Ivory Gala (FR) 66-1 (8-12) Held up, headway over 3f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 4l behind Invention (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) sft in May.
Karlovy 25-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden over 4f out, soon struggling, 8th of 10, 20l behind Scottish Stage (8-9) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo lst fll (1) gd in May.
Moonshadow 12-1 (8-4) In touch, led over 4f out, headed 2f out, ridden and still every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Duty (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m 3f mdn stk (4) gf in May.
Riff Raff 9-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway 3f out, kept on, not pace to challenge, 5th of 11, 5l behind Duty (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m 3f mdn stk (4) gf in May.
Sybella 14-1 (8-12) Went left start, held up, headway 5f out, stayed on to go 3rd 1f out, never troubled leading pair, 3rd of 7, 13l behind Degas Art (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 4f 3yo mdn (4) frm in May.
Blessings Count (USA) 20-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, was one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 9l behind Grain of Truth (8-11) at Ripon 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gd in May.
