tracked leader after 2f, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra towards finish
tracked leaders, shaken up to lead over 1f out, pushed out, edged left towards finish
mid-division, headway and edged right entering final 2f, soon every chance, kept on, unable to quicken inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, weakened 3f out
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led 1f, tracked leader after, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on strongly to take 3rd towards finish
slowly into stride, soon close up, not much room and lost place 9f out, pulled up 8f out
held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, effort when nowhere to go inside final furlong, squeezed through, driven and took 2nd towards finish
Sweet Hollow is sure to attract plenty of attention as are Crimson Ribbon and Galilean Moon but we'll go in search of greater reward by siding with DARK QUEST who should be a bigger price than that trio. Sweet Hollow and Crimson Ribbon are the only two fillies in the line-up to currently hold Group entries and their debut runs were full of promise. Clive Cox's filly showed up well in a Doncaster maiden won by Leocorno and she is related to a winner at around this trip so there is some hope that she'll stay this far. As a half-sister to Bronze Cannon, Crimson Ribbon is a cast iron stayer and she caught the eye staying on strongly at Wolverhampton; the winner of that race had finished a head in front of Sweet Hollow at Doncaster. Galilean Moon never featured at Sandown but the winner of that maiden ran second in the Musidora and it wouldn't be a great surprise were this expensive purchase to leave that form behind. Dark Quest is out of the Irish Oaks winner Pure Grain and seems certain to step up on the form of her debut run at Newbury where she ran green but stayed on well after a slow start. This longer trip will be in her favour and the form of the race received a boost with the performance of Phillipina at Chester. Ramora boasts a decent pedigree and an even more impressive price tag so is well worth considering but we'll take a chance with Dark Quest.
Beauchamp Xenia 20-1 (8-12) Towards rear, effort over 2f out, never better than finishing position, 7th of 14, 10l behind Namibian Orator (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Crimson Ribbon (USA) 10-1 (8-10) Started slowly, held up in rear, ran wide over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, took 3rd near finish, not trouble leading pair, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Ballet Dancer (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll mdn stks (5) std in Apr.
Dark Quest 50-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along and green over 2f out, kept on, never in contention, 7th of 14, 10l behind Natural Flair (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo mdn fll (4) in Apr.
Far 'n Wide Rainbow Quest filly out of Raspberry Sauce.
Manarah 33-1 (9-0) Started slowly, always struggling in rear, never in contention, last of 12, 29l behind Star Ruby (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo fll mdn (4) gd in Apr.
Possibly A Ten (USA) 14-1 (9-0) Behind, ridden and struggling over 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 22l behind Star Ruby (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo fll mdn (4) gd in Apr.
Ramora (USA) Monsun filly out of Madame Cerito.
Stormy's Prelude 16-1 (9-0) Keen and mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 7l behind Three Moons (9-0) at Folkestone 1m 2f 3yo fll mdn (5) gf in Apr.
Sweet Hollow 33-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Leocorno (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2yo mdn fll (4) gd in Oct.
Galilean Moon 16-1 (9-0) Never better than mid-division, 6th of 12, 19l behind Star Ruby (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo fll mdn (4) gd in Apr.
Miss Sophisticat 4-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, under pressure over 4f out, soon lost touch and virtually pulled up from over 2f out, tailed off, last of 7, well behind Inhibition (8-8) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn fll (5) pol in Apr.
