held up, raced alone on inside 1st 3f, joined leaders soon after, still well on terms when ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
raced very wide, led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, soon headed, chased winner, stayed on under pressure and gradually closed towards finish
tracked leaders, challenged 2f out, led inside final 2f, hard ridden inside final furlong, held on, all out
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on to 3rd over 1f out
Sir Henry Cecil has won this twice in recent years and MORANT BAY handled soft ground well enough when fourth on her debut at Nottingham in November. She also gave the impression this longer trip would suit and gets the vote to open her account. The other three runners with experience all made their debuts in the same race at Newbury in October when Caitlin finished well ahead of both Bondi Mist and Virginia Gallica for third place. An entry in the Oaks suggests there's more to come and she can confirm superiority today while it's worth keeping an eye on the newcomer Lascaux as John Gosden won this with the high-class Dar Re Mi in 2008.
Bondi Mist (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 17, 21l behind Estrela (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2yo stks (4) gf in Oct.
Caitlin 14-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, not pace of front pair over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 17, 6l behind Estrela (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2yo stks (4) gf in Oct.
Lascaux Pivotal filly out of Tora Bora.
Morant Bay (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 17, 4 1/2l behind Cubanita (8-12) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) sft in Nov.
Virginia Gallica (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Madgenta (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Nov.
