chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, kept on well
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong
led early, chased leaders, ridden and led over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, hedged left inside final furlong, no extra
slowly into stride, soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on, no impression inside final furlong
held up and keen, ridden and weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong
A small but very select field for this juvenile fillies race, and Flashy Wings is taken to maintain her unbeaten record, with La Chunga and Beauty Bright likely to give her most to do. The latter hails from Aidan O'Brien's Ballydoyle base which seems to hold a particularly strong hand in the two-year-old races this year. It is hard to assess the merit of her maiden win at Cork, and while this will certainly be far harder, the Coolmore team must hold her in high regard and she must be respected. La Chunga created a very favourable impression when scooting clear in the Albany Stakes at the Royal meeting here, but was unable to defy a penalty on her only subsequent start at Newbury. She ought to be a big threat, but we cannot oppose Flashy Wings. She made it three wins out of three when slamming La Chunga's stablemate, Salut D'Amour, by three lengths in the Queen Mary and a reproduction of that form will make her extremely hard to beat here. Dixie Belle has decent winning form to her name, but Flashy Wings has been compared favourably by Mick Channon to the likes of Bint Allayl and Queen's Logic, and we will stick with her here.
Flashy Wings 4-1jt-fav (8-10) Chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at York 5f 2yo fll Grp 2 (1) gf in Jun beating Salut d'Amour (8-10) by 3l, 17 ran.
La Chunga (USA) 11-10fav (9-0) Held up, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Mixed Blessing (8-9) at Newbury 6f 2yo fll Grp 3 (1) gf in Jul.
Beauty Bright (IRE) 4-6fav (8-11) Led, strongly pressed and joined from over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, won at Cork 5f 2yo mdn gf in Jul beating I Key (9-2) by 1/2l, 4 ran.
Dixie Belle 2-1fav (8-8) Made all, ridden out, won at Newmarket 6f 2yo lst fll (1) gd in Jun beating Skyelady (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Lonely Ahead (USA) 12-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 10l behind Confidential Lady (8-9) at Sandown 7f 2yo lst fll (1) gf in Jul.
Nigella 10-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, 6th of 11, 6l behind Strut (8-8) at Newbury 5f 2yo lst fll (1) gf.
