led after 1f, headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, never a factor
tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
keen in rear, under pressure over 2f out, no impression
led 1f, led again over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, never a threat
William Haggas, Ralph Beckett and Aidan O'Brien have shared the last five renewals, the latter scoring with subsequent Irish Oaks winner Seventh Heaven a year ago. Pocketfullofdreams represents the in-form Ballydoyle team this time and she's well clear on official ratings though she's looked a bit limited in her three runs this season over shorter trips. The step-up in distance may help though the Haggas-trained THE SKY IS BLAZING has a huge reputation and hopefully can live up to it here. A daughter of Sea The Stars, she's a full-sister to Group 2 middle-distance winner Endless Times and cost 240,000gns as a yearling. She made a very impressive debut over a mile at Newcastle and this should be much more like her trip. Beckett saddles Camerone, but she'll need to have improved massively from her Brighton maiden victory where she only just got up. The remaining trio will need the principals to seriously underperform to get involved.
Camerone (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Went keenly to post, took keen hold, held up, in last pair, headway on wide outside 2f out, ridden chasing leading pair over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Brighton 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Oct beating Harbour Rock (9-5) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Flight Of Fantasy 12-1 (9-0) Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, chased leader, headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead again towards finish, won at Leicester 1m 4f mdn stks (3) gs in Apr beating Face The Facts (9-5) by 1l, 5 ran.
Hertford Dancer 9-1 (9-4) Soon settled in mid-division, pushed along unbalanced hung left and outpaced over 2f out, rallied on outside over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd near finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Mullarkey (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Mary Anne Evans 14-1 (9-1) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, hampered and steadied off heels after 1f, 2nd 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, hung left and no impression when lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened, 5th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Outcrop (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Pocketfullofdreams (FR) 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leader in 2nd, travelled well to lead over 3f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on 1f out, headed final 100 yards, not match winner, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Vociferous Marina (9-0) at Navan 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) gd in Apr.
The Sky Is Blazing (IRE) 6-4 (9-0) Held up towards rear, steady headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, quickened clear, won at Newcastle 1m mdn fll stks (5) pol in Mar beating Multicultural (9-0) by 4l, 10 ran.
