slowly away, headway halfway, effort over 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
held up in touch, outpaced over 1f out, headway inside final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders
prominent, led 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace
held up, headway 3f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, ran on to go 2nd towards finish
dwelt, soon close up, edged left over 2f out, soon led, pushed out, readily
led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out
always in rear, weakened over 2f out, tailed off
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, weakened over 2f out, tailed off
held up, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
John Gosden has won three of the last six renewals and the newcomer Gretchen is a half-sister to Irish St Leger winner Duncan. Stablemate Mill Springs showed promise when third on her debut at Chelmsford but FOREVER POPULAR found only one too good in what looked a stronger maiden race at Newbury. She is taken go one better over this longer trip ahead of Destalink, who also ran well when fourth on the same card at Newbury. Striding Out was still beaten a long way when second at Doncaster while Bess Of Hardwick is a half-sister to dual Group 1 winner Ask and is worth noting on her debut.
Azamaara (IRE) 28-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, last of 10, 26l behind Snappy Guest (9-7) at Wetherby 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Apr.
Bess Of Hardwick Dansili filly out of Request.
Destalink 9-2 (9-0) Held up towards rear and in touch, headway over 3f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Victoria Pollard (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f mdn fll stks (4) gf in Apr.
Forever Popular (USA) 9-4fav (9-0) Slowly away, held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Jasmine Blue (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f mdn fll stks (4) gf in Apr.
Gretchen Galileo filly out of Dolores.
Leading Design (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, driven forward to chase leaders, lost place over 4f out, last of 13, well behind Brandybend (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f mdn fll stks (4) gd in Apr.
Madame Lafite 50-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 13, 17l behind Brandybend (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f mdn fll stks (4) gd in Apr.
Mill Springs 5-1 (8-11) Edgy in stalls and slowly away, towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on into 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Falcon's Song (8-11) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f fll mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Mont Feu (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Slowly away, tracked leaders in 3rd, lost place from 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 23l behind Victoria Pollard (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f mdn fll stks (4) gf in Apr.
Perestroika 20-1 (8-6) Held up in 6th, pushed along on outside over 3f out, already weakening when slightly hampered over 1f out, 6th of 9, 8l behind Richard of Yorke (8-11) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Apr.
Silken Ocean 10-1 (9-0) Slow into stride in rear, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 13l behind Oregon Gift (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Striding Out (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon headway, kept on to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 9l behind Beautiful Romance (9-0) at Doncaster 1m mdn (5) gs in Oct.
