keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never on terms
slowly into stride, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up, pushed along over 2f out, short of room inside final furlong, never dangerous
slowly into stride, held up, headway to join leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
led until headed over 2f out, led again over 1f out, ran on well
held up towards rear, headway when not much room over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
slowly into stride, behind until some late headway, never nearer
held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well final furlong
This race has thrown up a number of smart fillies over the years, and as such it would be no surprise to see one of the newcomers land the spoils; we just prefer Cefira to Coqueteria and the more experienced Du Pre and Noyac. Both Du Pre and Noyac made very promising debuts in decent maidens and are sure to be popular, as they both have the advantage of racecourse experience. Du Pre is just preferred, having finished third here on her debut and seems sure to learn from that. Coqueteria hails from a stable which often finds a smart juvenile filly and she has a nice US pedigree so should be respected, especially if the market speaks in her favour. David Loder's Varnay and John Dunlop's Snow Goose have to be respected, but neither makes any real appeal on breeding and the latter in particular is likely to need a good deal further than this six furlong trip to show her best. Nick Littmoden's Wavertree Girl makes some appeal, but we just side with Mark Tompkins' filly, Cefira. By Distant View, she is closely related to some fast juveniles and gets a tentative vote to make a winning debut under Philip Robinson.
