slowly into stride, soon tracking leading pair, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden and no impression when switched left over 2f out, kept on for clear 2nd
raced keenly, made all, clear 3f out, eased towards finish, unchallenged
tracked leading pair, pushed along halfway, ridden 5f out, soon weakened tailed off and eased final 2f
tracked winner, pushed along over 4f out, lost 2nd over 3f out, soon weakened
This appears to hinge on whether PERSIAN PATRIOT handles the surface. If she does so, then Willie Jarvis' filly will take all the beating on these terms after going very close at Kempton last month. Zainda and Taming The Tweet have plenty to find with the selection at the weights and both were well beaten in previous starts at this track. Sheila's Heart finished tailed off at Newmarket on her debut back in June.
Sheila's Heart 50-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 28l behind Endless Credit (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Persian Patriot 5-1 (8-9) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Asia Minor (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f fll hcp (0-75) (3yo+) (5) pol in Dec.
Taming The Tweet 8-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon no impression, last of 3, 8l behind Lady Lunchalot (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo sell stks (6) pol in Apr.
Zainda (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Pulled hard, led 3f, remained prominent, lost place over 7f out, last of 8, well behind Flash Crash (10-9) at Southwell 2m am hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.