slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, weakened 3f out
broke well, made all, ridden inside final furlong, held on well
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, chased winner 2f out, no extra and lost 2nd place towards finish
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on entering final furlong, went 2nd towards finish
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
Polemica loves it around here and though her latest success was gained over 7f she scored over 5f in February. Forever's Girl ran a rare poor race when favourite here in February and has been given a break. She's much better than that though she's now on her highest-ever mark. STARCLASS, a very easy maiden winner at Salisbury in June, is making her debut on the all-weather but looks to have a touch of quality about her and Walter Swinburn should have her ready to strike here. Bella Noir made a spectacular winning debut on softish ground at Newcastle in August and, though well beaten on her only subsequent start at Newbury, she obviously goes well fresh.
Starclass 5-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, mid-division, effort 2f out, chased winner and edged right 1f out, soon hung left kept on, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Wake Up Call (9-10) at Yarmouth 7f flls hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug.
Bella Noir 10-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 14th of 16, 10l behind Gouray Girl (9-4) at Newbury 7f flls hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Oct.
Forever's Girl 5-2fav (9-7) Soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed when bumped over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 10l behind Excellent Show (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f app hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Liberty Lady (IRE) 66-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders against stands' side rail, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on same pace, no threat, 5th of 9, 5l behind Iver Bridge Lad (9-7) at Nottingham 5f cond Stakes (3) fm.
Excellent Show 8-1 (9-4) Went right start, tracked leader until 4f out, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra towards finish, 6th of 11, 3l behind Norville (8-10) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Absa Lutte (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, kept on, not reached leaders, 4th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Best Trip (9-5) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Polemica (IRE) 5-2 (8-8) In rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar beating Kai Mook (8-8) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.
Athaakeel (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Dwelt, headway on outer to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 6l behind Bonnie Prince Blue (10-0) at Lingfield 6f sell stks (6) pol in Mar.