raced mid-dividion, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
held up, outpaced 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous
slowly into stride, soon switched left, headway halfway, ridden over 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
led after 1f, clear over 1f out, shaken up and ran on well final furlong
led 1f, chased winner to 1f out, no extra inside fianl furlong
tracked leading pair, ridden 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
held up in rear, never placed to challenge
slowly into stride, headway over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
slowly away, ran green and outpaced, never nearer
slowly into stride, headway halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on but no chance with winner
tracked leaders over 5f
There are lost of interesting runners in this line-up so it's a race to watch with a great deal of interest with our shortlist consisting of Classicism, Allied Cause, Bahja, Donyana, Moonmaiden and Playful Act, with the vote going to Classicism. It is hard to ignore the Godolphin operation in these types of races and Classicism, a half-sister to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies' winner, Tempera, and Equerry has plenty to like on breeding also. As such, she gets the vote. There are plenty of others that are of interest, though, including Allied Cause, a well-bred daughter of Giant's Causeway, Bahja, who cost 500,000 guineas and whose dam won the French 1,000 Guineas, Donyana, whose dam is a half-sister to the 1,000 Guineas winner Ameerat, Moonmaiden, a well-bred half-sister to several winners, and Playful Act, a Sadler's Wells half-sister to both Echoes In Eternity and Percussionist. Cassydora was doing good late work on her Newbury, when Swan Nebula was just ahead of her, in a race that has worked out well. Swan Nebula then finished just ahead of County Clare, also at Newbury, so, theoretically, there should not be much between them, although it would be slightly surprising if one of those already mentioned does not get the better of them and Cassydora is bred to stay 12 furlongs-plus next season. Finally, Lunar Sky showed promise on her Yarmouth debut in a race that has worked out well so she too could go well. However, for the winner we return to Classicism, for whom Johnny Murtagh is a rare booking for Saeed Bin Suroor.
