took keen hold behind leaders, effort 3f out, soon beaten
prominent, ridden to lead well over 1f out, kept on final furlong
held up, headway on inner 2f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong
in touch, ridden to lead briefly 2f out, headed and kept on same pace final furlong
steadied at start, held up, headway on outer 2f out, stayed on final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, effort over 2f, no impression
led, headed 2f out, soon beaten and eased close home
Maghya can continue the good form of the Willie Haggas string by completing her hat-trick; Goodbye may be the one that she has to beat. The selection will find this tougher than the races that she's contested so far but she's clearly progressing along the right lines. She ran well enough on her first two starts on the all-weather at Lingfield but ran by far and away her best race when coming from last to first with a devastating run at Newmarket in May; it looked like a strong field (the thirteenth home has won twice since) and there were well strung out as the fourth was nine lengths adrift. The handicapper's taken a chance in just awarding her a 7lb rise and she can make the most of the opportunity she's been afforded. Goodbye can be rated better than the bare form of her latest start as she enjoyed little luck in running. She'd been in good form prior to that but is creeping up in the weights for getting beaten and is vulnerable to a more progressive rival such as the selection. Princess Taylor is respected but doesn't appear to have as much scope as the selection whilst Hulla Ballew is better with cut in the ground and Badalona and Bonny Rose may pose more problems. The latter would be feared if allowed a soft lead but needs to improve to win in this company but Michael Bell's filly has never finished outside the first two and was unfortunate to bump into a good one last time. She's only 4lbs higher and entitled to improve for the run but she may not be improving as fast as Maghya.
Musical Beat 50-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway 3f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Compton's Eleven (8-8) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Princess Taylor 16-1 (9-4) Raced stands' side, chased leader, led and overall leader over 2f out, soon ridden, headed towards finish, 2nd of 18, nk behind Oat Cuisine (8-8) at Newmarket 1m hcap (5) gf in May.
Hula Ballew 85-40fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, ran on final furlong to lead close home, won at Thirsk 1m hcap (5) gs beating Celtic Step (9-5) by a nk, 12 ran.
Badalona 7-2jt-fav (9-2) Tracked leader, led 5f out, driven along from 2f out, headed 100yds out, rallied under pressure but always just held, 2nd of 10, hd behind Mekong Melody (8-9) at Goodwood 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (4) gd in May.
Maghya (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Not much room start, held up towards rear, good headway from over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, won at Newmarket 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) gf in May beating Suzi's Decision (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 17 ran.
Feisty Royale 16-1 (9-4) Always in rear, 10th of 14, 10l behind Lindoro (9-7) at Thirsk 7f 3yo hcp (4) gs.
Island Music (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out and soon beaten, last of 5, 11l behind Always A Rock (9-5) at Musselburgh 7f 3yo hcp (4) gd in May.
Bonny Rose 20-1 (8-8) In touch, ridden over 3f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Premier Danseur (9-1) at Pontefract 1m 3yo hcp (4) gf in May.
Goodbye 9-4fav (9-4) Prominent, challenging when not much room 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, not recover, 6th of 11, 3l behind Phluke (8-13) at Warwick 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
