held up in 5th, headway chasing leaders 3f out, shaken up and weakened 2f out
wore hood to post, tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, rallied under pressure over 1f out, plugged on in 4th
made all, ridden and stayed on gamely final furlong, unchallenged
wore hood to post, raced keenly tracking winner, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, always held
tracked leaders, pushed along to challenge 3f out, ridden and weakening when hung left over 1f out
held up last, headway far side of group chasing leaders 3f out, 3rd and one pace final 2f
Some smart fillies have won this, including the ill-fated Sea Of Class in 2018. Her trainer runs Lilac Road, who went down with all guns blazing at Goodwood after winning at Kempton. Her dam stayed this longer trip but she might find CREATIVE FLAIR a tough nut to crack. She is a full sister to a 1m2f winner and out of a dam who stayed well so this first try beyond a mile should bring about further improvement. The Godolphin filly holds Auria on the form book. A good run from Rani Of Jhansi earlier on the card would boost the claims of the returning Vesela and One Journey wasn’t disgraced over track and trip on her reappearance. Pretty Fair is less exposed than Aura Blue and could eclipse her stablemate.
Aura Blue (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Held up in 6th, pushed along inside final 3f, ridden and unable to quicken inside final 2f, stayed on well and went 3rd final 100 yards, nearest finish, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Ad Infinitum (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) sft in May.
Auria 8-1 (9-3) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, went second dying strides, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Creative Flair (9-3) at Ascot 1m fll stks (3) gf in Apr.
Creative Flair (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, hung right and headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Primo Bacio (9-0) at York 1m lst fll stks (1) gd in May.
Lilac Road (IRE) 2-1 (8-8) Wore hood to post, tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, every chance 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish, not quite pace to challenge, 3rd of 6, nk behind Illykato (8-8) at Goodwood 1m lst fll stks (1) gf in May.
One Journey 9-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, came under pressure over 1f out, soon surrendered position, weakened inside final furlong, lost 3rd and 4th close home, 5th of 9, 3l behind Eshaada (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) gs in May.
Vesela 3-1jfav (9-0) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, pushed out, won at Doncaster 1m mdn fll stks (5) sft in Oct beating Sea Sylph (9-0) by hd, 10 ran.
Pretty Fair (IRE) 2-1fav (8-11) Made all, ridden entering final furlong, idled towards finish, won at Salisbury 1m 2f fll stks (5) sft in May beating Tucson Cloud (8-11) by nk, 9 ran.
