tracking leaders when lost action and pulled up over 5f out
went right start, tracked leader, every chance well over 1f out, soon hard ridden and weakened
held up in touch, smooth headway over 2f out, led entering final furlong, ran on
held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on well under pressure to go 2nd closing stages
Twice a winner in Italy, FUGNINA should be spot on now after a couple of starts for Marco Botti. She has length to make up with today's rival Musharakaat on latest running over a mile at Leicester but is better off at the weights and will appreciate today's longer trip. The latter hasn't won since last year's debut at Kempton and is hard to have much faith in, but Simayill ran well enough on her belated reappearance at Newmarket last month to suggest she's capable of winning soon. It's hard to make a strong case for the remaining trio though Birdolini is perhaps capable of making the frame.
Fugnina 33-1 (8-12) Restless in stalls, held up tracking leaders, outpaced over 2f out,, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Avon Lady (8-12) at Leicester 1m flls cond stks (3) gd in Oct.
Musharakaat (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace in 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Avon Lady (8-12) at Leicester 1m flls cond stks (3) gd in Oct.
Cloud Illusions (USA) 7-1 (9-4) Always in rear, struggling and losing touch 4f out, eased final 2f, tailed off, last of 9, well behind Thistle Bird (9-7) at Windsor 1m flls hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Simayill 33-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression last 75 yards, 5th of 20, 2 3/4l behind Yair Hill (9-2) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Emma's Gift (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Always towards rear, ridden and struggling on inside over 3f out, last of 9, 14l behind Area Fifty One (9-1) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Oct.
Birdolini 11-2 (9-0) In rear, ridden and ran on final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Green Wadi (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.