made all, shaken up entering final furlong, ran on, comfortable
in touch in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway under pressure over 1f out, not trouble leaders
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner
taken to post early, close up, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
CONSERVATOIRE (NAP) was upped in class and distance at Ascot on her reappearance and failed to threaten. But last year’s double came over today’s trip in testing going and the William Haggas-trained filly can return to winning ways back at this lower level. Highfield Princess has won twice on the all-weather though has gone close in soft ground before but Al Saariyah’s win at Yarmouth last year came over a shorter trip on good to firm. Run This Way is preferred to Turandot of the remaining pair.
Highfield Princess (FR) 9-1 (9-12) Led, edged left 2f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 18, 4l behind Boardman (9-9) at York 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
Conservatoire 5-1 (8-3) Raced keenly, held up in last pair, pushed along over 2f out, some late headway, never involved, 5th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Lights On (9-8) at Ascot 1m hcp fll (2) sft in May.
Al Saariyah (IRE) 2-1fav (9-4) Chased leaders out wide, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Baba Reza (8-12) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Turandot (IRE) 13-2 (9-8) Mid-division, headway to challenge 3f out, ridden 2f out, hampered 1f out, never recovered, 8th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Bellazada (9-5) at Newmarket 1m hcp fll (5) gd in May.
Run This Way 4-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, challenged and hung left over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened, 4th of 5, 5 1/2l behind Arabic Charm (10-0) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp fll (4) pol in May.
