held up, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
soon chasing leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on
slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden when edged left and led over 1f out, ran on
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
soon led, headed after 1f, in touch, pushed along and not much room 5f out, weakened 3f out
held up, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Our shortlisted three are Tawaafud, Heather Moor and Inchmahome, with the choice being Tawaafud. The selection showed plenty of promise when placed in two Newmarket back-end maidens in 2005 and, from a stable that has had a good start to the new campaign, can put in another bold show here. Beautifully-bred, the Sir Michael Stoute-trained Heather Moor showed plenty of promise when second on her debut - which came on the all-weather - and with the form seeming solid enough, looks set to play a part in proceedings here. A half-sister to Inchinor, Inchmahome certainly catches the eye, and, having finished second in each of her last two starts, Dubawi's half-sister Princess Nada has to be respected. Rada, who is a half-sister to Owington, cost 480,000 euros and showed some promise on her Newbury debut, while the likes of James Fanshawes' Caressed, Clive Brittain's Dallma and Jeremy Noseda's True West all rate as potentially-interesting newcomers. Star Of Jasmine will probably appreciate the drop in trip from her Folkestone run last time, where she finished just behind Capriolla, who showed promise on her debut run before that but is certainly bred for middle distances, while Sujana is another to have likeable breeding and, finally, Dhurwah has plenty to like based on her pedigree. Overall, though, we will stick with Tawaafud.
Capriolla 15-2 (9-0) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 10, 6l behind Cortesia (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo mdn fll (4) gd in Apr.
Caressed Medicean filly out of winning miler Embraced.
Dallma (IRE) Daylami filly, half-sister to winning sprinters Coconut Penang and Millbag.
Heather Moor (USA) 13-2 (8-11) Started slowly, ridden and behind after 1f, headway 2f out, ran on well final furlong, better for race, 2nd of 14, 3l behind Bouboulina (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct.
Inchmahome Galileo filly, half-sister to numerous winners up to 1m2f including the Group 3 winner Inchinor.
Princess Nada 8-13fav (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden and hung left over 1f out, one pace, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Maroussies Wings (8-11) at Ayr 1m 2yo mdn fll (4) sft in Oct.
Tawaafud 7-2 (8-11) Raced stands' side, chased leader, led that group over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 17, 1 1/2l behind Bunood (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) gd in Sept.
True West (USA) Gulch filly out of a moderate racemare.
