slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway on far rail tracking leaders 4f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened final furlong
dwelt, soon chasing leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, went 3rd final strides
made all, clear over 1f out, pushed out final furlong, readily
soon outpaced towards rear, weakened and hung right final 2f
took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden and unbalanced in dip over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased winner, no impression when lost 2nd inside final furlong, dropped to 4th last strides
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, pushed along and outpaced halfway, rallied over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong and closed, not reach winner
Perfect Thought sets the standard though it’s not a particularly high one and she returned a losing favourite at Catterick a fortnight ago. BEAUTIFUL ARTIST was beaten four lengths on her debut by Revalue, who runs in the opening race, so a good run from the latter would boost confidence in the chances of John Gosden’s filly. Gosden also runs the newcomer Poetic Imagination, a half-sister to a Listed winner among others, while Sary Arqa is related to a Group 1 winner among six winning relatives. Shurooq showed little on her debut and is probably best watched for now.
Agrotera (IRE) Mastercraftsman filly out of Lombatina.
Beautiful Artist (USA) 6-1 (9-0) Mid-division on outside, switched left over 2f out, plugged on final furlong, 6th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Revalue (9-0) at Kempton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Classic Charm Rip Van Winkle filly out of Classic Lass.
Perfect Thought 5-4fav (8-12) Keen led 1f, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Lady Anjorica (8-12) at Catterick 7f fll stks (4) sft in Oct.
Poetic Imagination Exceed And Excel filly out of Portrayal.
Political Slot 50-1 (9-0) Slowly away raced green in rear, never on terms, 6th of 7, 9 3/4l behind Talaaqy (9-0) at Yarmouth 6f fll stks (4) gs in Oct.
Sary Arqa Dubawi filly out of Rock Salt.
Shurooq 3-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out, 11th of 13, 16 3/4l behind Teppal (9-3) at Kempton 7f fll stks (4) pol in Sep.
Worth Waiting Bated Breath filly out of Salutare.