soon behind, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
soon switched left start, made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, ran on towards finish
slowly into stride, behind, hung left and headway over 1f out, never dangerous
pulled hard, always towards rear
slowly into stride, behind, headway over 4f out, ridden and hung left over 2f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong
held up, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden and every chance over 2f out, one paced final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on, not reach leaders
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
prominent, ridden over 3f out, one paced final 2f
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
A mammoth eight race card with 133 runners taking part. An interesting opener with several of the bigger yards represented. Of those with experience, Dawnus, Ivory Moon and Rossellini look the pick, with the latter getting the nod. From the same family as the high-class Among Men, Michael Stoute's filly caught the eye in a maiden at Newmarket last back-end, when a never nearer 9th behind stablemate Desert Star. She will know more this time and can prove too strong for Dawnus, who shaped with plenty of promise at Newbury earlier this month. Henry Cecil's filly will appreciate the forecast rain and can ensure the selection doesn't have things all her own way, while Ivy Moon also showed she has a race in her when third on her debut at Windsor, but while she is open to improvement, she may have to wait a little longer before she gets her head in front.
