tracked leader, led 4f out, pushed clear over 1f out, comfortably
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
led until 4f out, with winner until over 1f out, disputing 2nd when squeezed out entering final furlong, not recover
held up, not clear run over 2f out, soon ridden, little impression
saddle slipped and rider lost irons after 1f, soon pulled up
held up, ridden over 2f out, not pace to get on terms
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung right and chased winner entering final furlong, always held
slowly into stride, raced very green, behind, never a danger
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, disputing 2nd but held when squeezed out entering final furlong, not recover
A trappy fillies' maiden would be a minimum stakes race for us, with marginal preference for Sir Michael Stoute's VISIT ROYALE, ahead of Cosmopolitan and Tentears. The yard's only runner, Visit Royale showed improvement from debut and the step up in trip should be a positive. She was held up when runner up here over 7 furlongs last month, but may run a little closer to the pace this time. She gains weight all round, and plenty from top weighted Cosmopolitan, who was disqualified when seemingly winning first time out. Subsequently placed, this is her first outing since October, and she'll prefer this firmer going than he found last time. If she's trained on well from a two year old, she should be involved, but needs to settle a little better in the stalls. She's John Gosden's only runner on the card. Tentears is a debutante for Henry Cecil, and although there's no form or fancy entries, she'd closely related to a number of winners at this sort of trip, and any market support would be encouraging. That's the case too for the other newcomer Toolendithar, who had a couple of unsuccessful outings in bumpers, but she's related to a former winner of the Irish 1,000 Guineas. A close eye on the betting's advised here, and we'd be encouraged with support for our selection, Visit Royale.
Cosmopolitan 4-1fav (8-5) Mid-division, not clear run from 2f out, still no room when switched left inside final furlong, hampered rival, took 3rd close home, 3rd of 17, 1l behind Izzibizzi (8-4) at Newbury 7f fll hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Toolentidhaar (USA) 33-1 (10-12) Pulled hard, held up, always in rear, tailed off, last of 20, well behind Madame Mado (10-12) at Warwick 2m NH flat (5) gs in Nov.
Allexes (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) Towards rear, in touch, lost place from 3f out, soon tailed off, 7th of 8, 40l behind Film Set (9-3) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Dubai Gem 12-1 (9-0) Soon in rear, pushed along 3f out, switched right to inside and ridden over 1f out, kept on, never a threat, 5th of 9, 4l behind Saa'ida (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 2f Maiden Fillies Stakes (3yo) (5) gf in May.
Fine Tolerance 50-1 (8-12) Held up, weakened 2f out, 10th of 11, 11l behind Laudatory (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Nov.
Polemica (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Towards rear, some headway final furlong but never in contention, 7th of 13, 11l behind Strawberrydaiquiri (8-12) at Windsor 1m 3yo fll stks (5) gd in May.
Silent Oasis 33-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never any chance with winner, 4th of 13, 8l behind Strawberrydaiquiri (8-12) at Windsor 1m 3yo fll stks (5) gd in May.
Tentears Cadeaux Genereux filly out of Garmoucheh.
Visite Royale (USA) 15-8 (9-0) Held up in rear in steadily run race, pushed along and headway on outside over 2f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong, closed on winner near finish, always held, 2nd of 8, nk behind So Blissful (9-0) at Goodwood 7f 3yo fll mdn (5) gd in May.
