prominent, led after 1f, joined from 5f out, narrowly headed from 3f out, no extra in 4th and one pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, soon raced in 2nd, on terms from 5f out, pushed along 3f out, soon led, edged right to rail over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, headed near line
tracked leaders, soon raced in 4th, pushed along and switched left 2f out, not match leaders and slightly impeded and switched left again over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
soon raced in 5th, 6th halfway, closed and not much room briefly over 2f out, headway into 2nd and edged right over 1f out, not match front pair and one pace inside final furlong
led, headed after 1f, soon raced in 3rd, pushed along 4f out, soon lost position and no extra when switched left inside final furlong
in rear, headway on outer from over 2f out, stayed on well under hands and heels inside final furlong, led near line
towards rear in 6th, 5th halfway, pushed along 4f out, lost place and no impression under 2f out, slightly impeded inside final furlong
UK-trained fillies have an excellent record in this though it takes a good one to see off the home challenge. The likes of Enoble, Snow Fairy, Sariska and Ouija Board have all been successful in recent years so SEA OF CLASS has something to live up to though there are plenty of reasons to suggest she'll be up to the task. Surprisingly beaten over a mile on her debut, she put that behind her when comfortably landing a Newbury Listed contest over 1m2f then repeated that performance last month where she looked a filly of the highest quality. She had Princess Yaiza almost 3l back in third in the latter event and Gavin Cromwell's filly, who was receiving 3lb, had finished 4l behind Magic Wand in the Cheshire Oaks when Forever Together was half-a-length in front of her. The latter went on to land the Oaks at Epsom with Magic Wand well beaten in fourth though obviously not at her best as she proved with a comprehensive victory in the Ribblesdale. Aidan O'Brien's third string, Bye Bye Baby, looks well held and was a long way behind Mary Tudor on soft ground at Navan in April while neither Romiyna nor Tissiak have done enough to be considered.
Bye Bye Baby (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Soon led, headed from 3f out, soon lost position and no impression, one pace, 4th of 6, 7 1/4l behind Urban Fox (9-8) at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 1 fll stks (1) gf in Jul.
Forever Together (IRE) 4-6fav (8-12) Soon raced in 2nd, closed up from 4f out, pushed along 3f out, soon chased winner and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 2nd of 6, 3 1/4l behind Urban Fox (9-8) at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 1 fll stks (1) gf in Jul.
Magic Wand (IRE) 10-3 (9-0) Led 4f, tracked leader, led again over 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, impressive, won at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gf in Jun beating Wild Illusion (9-3) by 4l, 10 ran.
Mary Tudor (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Broke well, tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, travelled well to lead 2f out, ridden over 1f out, under pressure and headed over 100 yards out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Easter Lily (9-0) at Naas 1m 2f lst fll (1) gf in Jun.
Romiyna (IRE) 3-1fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression in 5th over 1f out, no extra, eased closing stages, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Easter Lily (9-0) at Naas 1m 2f lst fll (1) gf in Jun.
Sea of Class (IRE) 3-10fav (9-3) Held up behind, headway 2f out, driven to lead entering final furlong, soon clear, ridden out, won at Newbury 1m 2f lst stks (1) gf in Jun beating Mrs Sippy (9-0) by 2l, 7 ran.
Tissiak (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression in 4th 1f out, soon switched right and kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Easter Lily (9-0) at Naas 1m 2f lst fll (1) gf in Jun.
