tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
made all, joined over 2f out, soon ridden, responded well, ran on towards finish
held up in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression
held up, ridden 2f out, no impression
held up in touch, effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
dwelt, soon in touch, ridden to join winner over 2f out, every chance until unable to quicken inside final furlong
with winner until over 1f out, weakening when not much room 1f out
Ares Choix rates the form pick and receives the tentative vote. Aunt Nicola progressed from her debut to win well at Goodwood and she is very closely matched with Golden Rosie on a line through Gal Aloud; both have done enough to suggest that they can figure. Baileys Cacao ran respectably at Royal Ascot on ground that may have been too fast but she also looks closely matched with Maggie Lou on a line through Bahamian Ceilidh. The latter has been off the track since April but that is no great concern and she would appear to be the stable's first string. Barbee and Harriet's Girl look vulnerable in this company whilst Peper Harrow and Select will need to improve on their debut efforts at Lingfield where the former was the better drawn of the pair. Mick Quinlan has a fair record in this race and has some useful juveniles at his disposal; Skruton appears to be one of them but she's yet to race on fast ground and she may need some rain. The selection shaped well on debut and then beat Harriet's Girl by 3 lengths at Redcar before stepping up on those efforts when beaten just over 3 lengths in the Albany Stakes. Her rivals are open to improvement and it remains to be seen what that effort has taken out of her but the form of that race entitles Ares Choix to land the spoils.
Aunt Nicola 11-2 (8-10) Keen, tracked leaders, led 2f out, pushed out, won at Goodwood 6f 2yo fll mdn aut (4) gf beating Spanish Cygnet (8-13) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Baileys Cacao (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Went left start, chased main group leaders, hard ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 17, 4l behind Langs Lash (8-12) at Royal Ascot 5f 2yo fll Grp 2 (1) gf.
Barbee (IRE) 7-2co-fav (9-0) Dwelt, mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, held on well, won at Newcastle 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in May beating Spring Tale (9-0) by a hd, 9 ran.
Harriet's Girl 7-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, won at Pontefract 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf beating Desert Sunset (9-0) by 1l, 12 ran.
Madame Trop Vite (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Dwelt, headway to track leaders 3f out, not much room just over 1f out, switched right, ran on strongly to lead towards finish, won at Chester 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf beating Dedante (8-12) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Peper Harow (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon every chance, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Foxtrot Alpha (9-0) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf.
Select (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace, 6th of 12, 4l behind Foxtrot Alpha (9-0) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf.
Skruton (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Made all, challenged from over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn (5) gs in May beating Predict (9-0) by 1l, 9 ran.
Ares Choix 50-1 (8-12) Raced keenly, with leader, every chance over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 14, 3l behind Cuis Ghaire (8-12) at Royal Ascot 6f 2yo fll Grp 3 (1) frm.
Golden Rosie (IRE) 10-3jt-fav (9-0) Always prominent, led over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, won at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn fll (4) gs beating Gal Aloud (9-0) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Maggie Lou (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) In touch, led halfway, clear over 1f out, ridden out, won at Haydock 5f 2yo mdn fll (5) gs in Apr beating Aahaygirl (9-0) by 3l, 8 ran.
