held up in 6th, ridden into 3rd 1 1/2f out, 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression winner
chased leaders in 3rd, ridden 2f out, no extra in 5th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace
chased leader in 2nd, ridden 2f out, no extra in 4th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace to moderate 3rd inside final furlong
settled in 5th, ridden and no extra 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders in 4th, ridden into 2nd 1 1/2f out, led over 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace
RAINBOW VIEW has produced a string of decent efforts in top company this season but her campaign has still been considered somewhat of a disappointment having had such high hopes following her efforts as a two-year-old. But this looks an excellent chance to break her duck in 2009 with the combination of easy ground and mile trip looking right up her street. Mudlark Again looks a chief threat despite having ground to make up on the selection from their clash at Royal Acot in June. The gap between them should diminish as conditions at Royal Acot were much too quick for winner of the Irish 1000 Guineas. Heaven Sent is a regular in this sort of contest and should be better suited by this return to a mile. Goodwood has never really been her track either so it may be best not to read too much into her run behind Rainbow View in the Nassau Stakes. Mad About You has been operating at a couple of levels lower than this and looks to have plenty on her plate. But Dermot Weld is not a trainer to understimate and she does having winning form on easy ground. Although punter are in danger of following Rainbow View off a cliff, she should be given another chance.
Heaven Sent 8-1 (9-5) Held up in 5th, 5th straight, no progress over 2f out, 7th of 10, 13l behind Midday (8-10) at Goodwood 1m 2f fll stks Grp 1 (1) sft in Aug.
San Sicharia (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway to get in behind leaders when not clearest of runs from over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, ran out of room near finish, 6th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Summer Fete (8-9) at Goodwood 7f fll stks G3 (1) gd in Jul.
Again (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in touch, ridden along 3f out, no headway over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 20l behind Ghanaati (9-0) at Royal Ascot 1m 3yo Fll Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.
Heart Shaped (USA) 6-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, closer in 7th 1 1/2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, 8th of 9, 9l behind Girouette (9-1) at Curragh 6f Grp 3 in Aug.
Monivea (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 16l behind Girouette (9-3) at Curragh 6f fll lst stks hvy in Jul.
Rainbow View (USA) 5-2fav (8-10) Held up in 6th, 6th entering straight, headway on outside from 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no impression final 1f, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Midday (8-10) at Goodwood 1m 2f fll stks Grp 1 (1) sft in Aug.
Totally Devoted (USA) 9-2 (8-9) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway to challenge 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong, won at Killarney 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn in Aug beating Ceannline (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 15 ran.
Mad About You (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Wide trip, no rally, 7th of 8, 6l behind Dynaforce (8-11) at Arlington(USA) 1m 1f Grp 1 in Aug.
