led, going well 2f out, shaken up over 1f out, ridden and hard pressed inside final furlong, headed final 100 yards, no extra
chased leading pair, switched right over 5f out, lost place over 4f out, soon outpaced, stayed on to regain moderate 3rd 1f out, no chance with front pair
tracked leader, ridden and outpaced 2f out, stayed on under pressure to lead final 100 yards, asserted clear towards finish
chased leaders in 4th, lost place over 4f out, weakened 2f out
dwelt, in rear, headway to chase leading pair over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, lost moderate 3rd 1f out
BIANCA DE MEDICI has shaped as though the return to a mile will suit in her last two starts over 7f. She ran second over C&D earlier in the year and Hughie Morrison's filly is just preferred to Fibresand debutante Full Bloom, who is 5lb higher than last month's win at Kempton. Fakhuur makes her handicap bow and breeding suggests she'll be seen to better effect over further, while Dazakhee's past wins at this track came in lower grade races. Athenian Gardens is having her first start since April last year and is hard to fancy.
Bianca De Medici 6-1 (9-4) Dwelt, behind, headway on outer well over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Chokidar (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Full Bloom 13-2 (9-4) Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Spanish Plume (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Fakhuur 4-1 (8-12) Soon led, headed over 6f out, settled 3rd over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace over 1f out, 3rd of 11, 6l behind Whey Sauce (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn fll (5) pol in Nov.
Athenian Garden (USA) 10-11fav (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 10, 6l behind He's Invincible (9-0) at Kempton 7f 3yo stks 0-70 (5) pol in Apr '10.
Dazakhee 9-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Winged Valkyrie (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.