mid-division, ridden along over 3f out, soon beaten
towards rear, ridden along over 3f out, headway 2f out, stayed on towards finish
dwelt and towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, no chance with winner
reared at start, towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden along and one pace final 2f
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, driven and stayed on final furlong
dwelt, always rear division
prominent, pushed along over 4f out, ridden when weakening over 2f out
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, led over 3f out, clear 2f out, easily
prominent, ridden 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f
slowly into stride, never better than mid-division
mid-division, effort over 3f out, no impression
led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, never dangerous
In this maiden, Ann Bronte is selected ahead of Celestial Halo and Highland Legacy. Ann Bronte's second to Moon Empress at Lingfield last time marked her down as an improver and, with her stable being in good form, she can go well today. Celestial Halo is a 50,000 guineas son of Galileo who showed promise in just one start at two and he has to be given some thought. Highland Legacy showed some promise in a couple of juvenile races and he has the pedigree to go on at three. All in all, the remainder do not have much in the way of being able to build strong cases for them - although the market might tell a different story - which, in turn, returns us to the selection, Ann Bronte.
Bernix 14-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, headway to challenge after 3 out, ridden and every chance next, one pace approaching last, 4th of 14, 39l behind John Forbes (10-13) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nov hdl (4) hvy in Feb (N.Hunt).
Campli (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Always behind, 13th of 20, well behind Accordello (10-9) at Wetherby 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gd in Nov (N.Hunt).
Counterfactual (IRE) 16-1 (8-2) Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 11, 7l behind Ruffie (8-13) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Mar.
Bivouac (UAE) 11-8fav (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon in touch on inside, switched right over 3f out, ridden to chase winner well over 2f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Shaftesbury Avenue (9-13) at Southwell 7f 3yo & 4yo md.
Celestial Halo (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Dwelt, held up in rear, never on terms, 5th of 7, 6l behind Big Timer (9-0) at York 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) gs in Aug.
El Dececy (USA) 5-2fav (9-3) Soon tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 11l behind Ladies Best (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sept.
Highland Legacy 33-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden approaching 4f out, kept on, 4th of 13, 9l behind Sahrati (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) hvy in Oct.
Anne Bronte 7-2 (8-2) Chased clear leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Moon Empress (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) pol.
