towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
dwelt, mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
made all, ridden over 2f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong
towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
slowly away, always behind, tailed off over 4f out
behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased winner, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders and pulled hard, lost place over 3f out
Magic Mamma's Too sets the benchmark for the form here, and she gets the vote over Adantino, Dalriath and Ejay. The selection's second to Allied Victory here over a furlong further last time reads very well in the context of this contest and she should go well. Adantino is struggling to find his right trip, although this one seems best for him right now. He's regressed since a couple of promising efforts at Salisbury in August of 2002, but should be more competitive at this level. If Dalriath runs to the best of his Irish form on his first run in this country then he would be of a lot of interest, while Ejay was staying on on his last run here over a shorter trip and there might be better to come. Of the others, Kennington cost 130,000 guineas as a yearling but has clearly had his problems. However, he showed some promise when seeing the racecourse for the first time, but that was 414 days ago. Zanjeer hinted at ability on Turf but, overall, looks opposable. Heyward Place is not badly bred but has yet to see the racecourse. Kustom Kit For Her has shown a modest level of form, including in first-time blinkers. Modesty Blaise showed some promise in a couple of Turf maidens in the spring but has not been since. Overall, then, and unless then the market tells a different story, we'll side with Magic Mamma's Too in the maiden.
