The short list for the second division of the fillies' maiden contains Chatham Islands, Edge Of Gold and Hasty Lady, with the selection being Edge Of Gold. Mark Johnston's Chatham Islands has certainly shown some promise in a couple of runs, while Edge Of Gold was beaten only a whisker by Geestring at Newbury on her racecourse debut and she is entitled to plenty of respect. They can both be competitive today. A daughter of Dubai Destination, Kevin Ryan's Hasty Lady fetched less than half her original purchase price when resold as a two-year-old but she still gets a good mention today, while Hurricane Harriet certainly has something to like on breeding. Lady Deauville was not beaten too far on her Newmarket debut, and Lille Tuva gets similar comments based on her Bath racecourse bow. Tim Easterby's Marlena fetched 30,000 euros as a yearling, so is another to note, as are John Dunlop's 9,000 guineas acquisition, The Hoofer, and Mark Usher's 15,000 euros acquisition, Observatory Ridge. Once again, though, the selection is Edge Of Gold.
Chatham Islands (USA) 8-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed entering final furlong, one pace after, 4th of 8, 4l behind Eva's Request (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Jun.
Edge of Gold 22-1 (8-10) Made all, led, hard pressed inside final furlong, hung left and bumped 2nd, just held on, won at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn fll aut (4) sft in Jun beating Geestring (8-8) by a shd. Later dsq to 2nd, 10 ran.
Hasty Lady Dubai Destination filly out of a moderate racemare.
Hurricane Harriet Bertolini filly, sister to winning chaser Vodkatini, half-sister to 1m-1m2f winner Katy Nowaitee.
Lady Deauville (FR) 50-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden and headway well over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Don't Forget Faith (9-0) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn fll (3) gs in Jun.
Lille Tuva 33-1 (8-12) Behind, ridden halfway, headway 1f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 5l behind Barbarossa (9-3) at Bath 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Jun.
Marlena (IRE) Marju filly, half-sister to winning sprinter Major Third.
Observatory Ridge 50-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 10l behind Enodoc (9-3) at Goodwood 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) gd in May.
Silver Deal Lujain filly out of a moderate racemare.
Sophies Secret Superior Premium filly out of winning hurdler Funky.
The Hoofer (IRE) Vision of Night filly out of 1m2f winner Dance In The Sun.
