led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on one pace
in touch, lost place when not much room 3f out, soon weakened
fly-jumped start, soon in touch, ridden over 1f out, rider dropped whip over 1f out, one pace
dwelt, behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, never dangerous
held up, ridden and one pace 2f out
prominent, led over 2f out, soon clear, easily
slowly into stride, behind, ridden and switched right 2f out, never troubled leaders
slowly into stride, behind, effort over 3f out, weakened and hung left over 1f out
With Amanda Perrett's horses running into form, the once-raced Cryptogram is just preferred to some nicely-bred fillies, with Akrmina, Polyvia, Massomah and Night Beauty the pick of the remainder. The Zamindar filly was very green but showed bags of promise when fifth at Kempton on her sole juvenile start, and with the second and fourth having won since, the form looks good enough to give her the vote here under Richard Hughes. A line through Isla Azul suggests she may just have the beating of Akrmina, a good second in the Geoffrey Barling at Newmarket's Craven meeting on her reappearance. Night Beauty showed improved form when third on soft ground at Doncaster on her second and final start last year, while Massomah was an odds-on favourite when second on her debut at Ripon this season and is clearly thought capable of better, while Henry Cecil introduces a nicely-bred filly in Polyvia and any market support for her would be interesting.
