prominent and pulled hard, effort over 2f out, led inside final 2f, headed and weakened inside final furlong, no extra
behind, hard ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up in rear, headway 3f out, effort 2f out, edged left and kept on inside final furlong
prominent, every chance and ridden over 2 fout, weakened final furlong
held up, ridden and every chance 2f out, one pace inside final furlong
led 1f, trkng leader, ridden and hampered 2f out, not recover and eased
prominent, ridden and weakened quickly 3f out
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
broke well and restrained behind leaders, effort over 2f out, driven and edged slightly right, led inside final furlong, driven out
held up mid-division, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
Alshadiyah (USA) did not relish the step back to five furlongs in the Cornwallis Stakes here last season but still ran well. She's beautifully bred, the stable is in good form and it will take a decent one to beat her if she's on song. The former Italian-trained Rolly Polly, who won last year's Prix Robert Papin over five furlongs on soft ground is an interesting contender for Henry Cecil while the once-raced, expensive purchase Saudia will have her supporters but she has not been seen since last June. Fatwa won well on her debut but this is a lot tougher and Richard Hills has opted for Alshadiyah. The others look short of the required class to land this Group 3 event although Model Queen and Pelagia have scope to improve as three-year-olds..
