led for 2f, settled in 3rd 7f out, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, ridden over 2f out, 3rd and no impression final furlong
tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd 7f out until halfway, went 2nd again over 2f out, soon pushed along, no chance with winner
raced keenly in last pair, headway out wide tracking leaders going well halfway, ridden and wandered inside final 2f, 4th and no impression final furlong
pulled hard tracking leaders on inside, outpaced over 3f out, soon beaten
tracked leader, led 8f out, made rest, came well clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly
trotted down to post, behind, ridden and struggling after halfway, never a factor
tracked leaders, went 2nd halfway until ridden and hung right over 2f out, soon beaten
An interesting contest with some progressive fillies on show. Entrancement dotted up by over six lengths at Goodwood in early May but that was on heavy ground and it remains to be seen if she can repeat the dose under these very different forecast conditions. She was also hit with a swingeing 11lb rise for her success. La Isla Mujeres is coming along really nicely for the Beckett team and this will provide a useful guide as to how good she is, whilst similar comments can be made for Mistral Star, who was a cosy scorer over course and distance last month and should progress further. Loddon is also interesting on handicap debut but the choice is MILE CHANEL as her half-length Ascot third last time does read very well and she was possibly unlucky not to have finished even closer.
Mlle Chanel 40-1 (9-3) Steadied start and awkwardly away, raced keenly in 5th, good headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, just held, 3rd of 7, 1/4l behind Maasai Mara (9-4) at Ascot 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in May.
Entrancement (FR) 10-3 (9-9) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, drew clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in May beating Cherryhawk (9-1) by 6 1/2l, 10 ran.
Mistral Star 13-8fav (9-2) Raced keenly, prominent, led over 3f out, stayed on, ridden out, won at Salisbury 1m 2f fll stks (5) gf in Jun beating Malka (9-2) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Inanna (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Held up in last trio, switched left 2f out, some late headway, never on terms, 5th of 7, 3l behind Rowayeh (9-9) at Sandown 1m hcp fll (4) gf in Jun.
La Isla Mujeres (FR) 9-4fav (8-13) Prominent early, soon led, 1 length ahead 2 out, soon ridden, 2 length ahead entering final furlong where edged right, stayed on inside final furlong, reduced advantage near finish, held on, won at Kempton 1m 3f fll stks (5) pol in Jun beating Let Life Happen (8-13) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Cochin 12-1 (9-3) Behind, pushed along and green over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never involved, 6th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Tabaretta (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (4) pol in Oct.
Loddon 28-1 (8-13) Led, ridden over 2f out where pressed for lead, headed over 1f out where hampered, soon weakened, 4th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Theatre Honours (9-4) at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Jun.
