Irish and Yorkshire Oaks winner Seventh Heaven is preferred to stablemate Pretty Perfect but Aidan O’Brien’s filly was a disappointment at Ascot last time, though did have her excuses. She had beaten Sir Michael Stoute’s Queen’s Trust at York before that and both race on lasix for the first time here. Catch a Glimpse won last year’s Juvenile Fillies Turf and is another looking to put a below-par effort behind her after flopping at Keeneland last month but Al’s Gal continued her relentless progress from winning a claimer in February to landing the Grade 1 E P Taylor at Woodbine on her latest start. Avenge is another on the upgrade and won her first Grade 1 here last month when beating Zipessa but LADY ELI (NAP) makes most appeal. The 2014 Juvenile Fillies Turf winner here made a remarkable recovery from a life-threatening case of laminitis last year and won the Grade 1 Flower Bowl at Belmont last month. She beat both Sentiero Italia and stablemate Sea Calisi, who had earlier won the Beverley D, on that occasion and trainer Chad Brown has won three of the last four renewals. The remainder look up against it unless the Japanese filly Nuovo Record can reproduce last year’s second in the Group 1 Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin.
Sea Calisi (FR) 3-1 (8-11) 2p,4w into lane,mild, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Lady Eli (8-9) at Belmont Park 1m 2f stks gd in Oct.
Catch A Glimpse (USA) 17-10fav (8-9) Inside trip, gave way, 7th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Time And Motion (8-9) at Keeneland 1m 1f stks gd in Oct.
Seventh Heaven (IRE) 5-4fav (8-12) Steadied and switched right to inside rail after start, held up, towards rear, slightly hampered after 3f, pushed along over 2f out, headway when hampered inside final 2f, ridden and stayed on from over 1f out, went never nearer 5th towards finish, 5th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Journey (9-5) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 1 fll stks (1) gd in Oct.
Avenge (USA) 5-1 (8-9) Inside, held gamely, won at Santa Anita 1m 2f stks gd in Oct beating Zipessa (8-9) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Al's Gal (USA) 6-1 (8-12) Brk inwd,clr str,held, won at Woodbine 1m 2f stks gd in Oct beating Suffused (8-12) by shd, 12 ran.
Zipessa (USA) 12-5fav (8-9) Stalked,bid,willingly, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Avenge (8-9) at Santa Anita 1m 2f stks gd in Oct.
Sentiero Italia (USA) 9-2 (8-7) Ins,2p upr,nailed 1/16, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Lady Eli (8-9) at Belmont Park 1m 2f stks gd in Oct.
Lady Eli (USA) 5-6fav (8-9) 3w turns,ask near 1/8, won at Belmont Park 1m 2f stks gd in Oct beating Sentiero Italia (8-7) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Ryans Charm (USA) (9-8) 9th of 18, 9 1/4l behind Pretty Girl (8-8) at San Isidro 1m 2f stks gd in Dec.
Kitcat (CHI) 7-2 (8-13) Off step slow,2nd best, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Curlin's Fox (8-9) at Santa Anita 1m stks gd in Oct.
Queen's Trust 11-1 (8-12) Took keen hold, raced wide and held up, towards rear, headway on outside under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd towards finish, no chance with winner, 3rd of 13, 4 1/4l behind Journey (9-5) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 1 fll stks (1) gd in Oct.
Pretty Perfect (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Led, clear 7f out until over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no chance with winner, lost 2nd final 100 yards, no extra and dropped to 4th towards finish, 4th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Journey (9-5) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 1 fll stks (1) gd in Oct.
Nuovo Record (JPN) (8-9) 4th of 16, 3 3/4l behind Neorealism (9-0) at Sapporo 1m 2f gd in Aug.
