keen, held up, ridden, headway over 1f out, stayed on
keen, tracked leader, ridden, every chance over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
held up in rear, hampered over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on well final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong
soon led, ridden, headed 2f out, soon weakened
pulled hard, soon steadied to rear, wide some headway over 2f out, soon ridden, hung left, no extra over 1f out
held up, headway to go 3rd halfway, ridden to lead 2f out, headed, kept on inside final furlong
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakening when short of room over 1f out
close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, never near leaders
held up in rear, headway, wide over 2f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong
dwelt, soon mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on, never a danger
This is a tricky race for punters to call and the leading lights look to be Pure Illusion, Emily Bronte and Antique and we will side with Emily Bronte. The selection has got some really solid form in France and although she has not been seen on the racecourse since October last year , she did win on her debut so is clearly capable of going well fresh. Pure Illusion ran fifth in a Group 2 race at Doncaster last autumn and she won well on her reappearance this year. Frankie Dettori has opted to ride her ahead of our selection but we are put off by her high head carriage and at the forecast odds we will oppose her and take a chance on her stablemate. Antique has got some fair form in France but she has been off the track since August last year and she lacks the scope of our selection. Kahlua Kiss could prove best of the remainder but for the winner we will stick with Emily Bronte.
Three Wrens (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, never in contention, 6th of 12, 6l behind Makderah (8-10) at Ascot 7f lst fll stk (1) gs in Sept.
Antique (IRE) (9-0) Held up, kept on under pressure, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Viane Rose (9-0) at Deauville 1m 2f fll stk Grp 3 sft in Aug '05.
Kindlelight Debut 12-1 (9-1) Soon pushed along in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 7l behind Ceremonial Jade (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcap (3) pol.
Mamela (GER) 14-1 (9-1) Mid-division, effort 3f out, led well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Wagtail (8-3) at Ascot 1m lst fll hcp (1) gs in Sept.
Pintle 20-1 (9-10) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 13l behind Gaelic Princess (9-1) at Salisbury 7f fll hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Bouboulina 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, chased leading pair final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 13, 1l behind Ceremonial Jade (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcap (3) pol.
Emily Bronte (8-9) Made all, stayed on strongly, won at Deauville 1m fll stk Grp 3 gs in Oct '05 beating Sanaya (8-9) by 1l, 9 ran.
Highway To Glory (IRE) 11-2 (8-10) Held up, not clear run and switched left over 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Makderah (8-10) at Ascot 7f lst fll stk (1) gs in Sept.
Home Sweet Home (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Makderah (8-10) at Ascot 7f lst fll stk (1) gs in Sept.
Kahlua Kiss 16-1 (8-3) Towards rear, effort and headway 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, weaved way through to lead briefly well inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, shd behind Imperial Stride (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 2f lst stk (1) gd in Sept.
Mayonga (IRE) 2-1 (8-12) In touch, chased leading pair 2f out, hard driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Lingfield 7f mdn stk (5) pol beating Mumaathel (9-3) by 2l, 14 ran.
Pure Illusion (IRE) 4-5fav (8-12) Made all, stayed on well, won at Leicester 1m 3yo fll (4) gs beating Air Biscuit (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 3 ran.
