chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced, kept on inside final furlong
behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
started slowly, always towards rear
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on, not reach leaders
slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, one pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace
made all, ridden out
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
with winner, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up, hampered over 2f out, never a factor
slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
fly jumped start, always behind
slowly into stride, towards rear, kept on final furlong, never nearer
With little form to go on you could list a number of these as possible winners but we will side with Excellent ahead of Grand Court, Haneen, Mazeej and African Sunrise. By Grand Lodge, Excellent is a half-sister to the high-class Chic and is afforded plenty of respect in this maiden. Sir Michael Stoute also runs the 270,000 guineas purchase Grain Of Truth. Grand Court is a daughter of that classy sprinter, Nice One Clare, while John Dunlop is represented by the well-bred Haneen. Italic is another eyecatcher on pedigree, while Kaveri's fourth to Erytheis at Yarmouth last time gives you a benchmark to the value of the form. Leopoldine's Carlisle debut effort was fair, and she can improve again, while Mazeej cost $400,000 and has a very good American pedigree. Miss Hepburn was far from disgraced on her debut, but Mirth will need to leave his well behind in order to feature. African Sunrise cost $650,000 and has to be respected from the Godolphin camp, while John Gosden's Singular, a daughter of Zafonic, also catches the eye. Summer's Eve is a sister to the Ascot Gold Cup winner, Papineau and, finally, Way To The Stars is a half-sister to Diktatorial, and Illuminise, Royal Fantasy and Divisive are others that have something to like on breeding in a maiden that holds plenty of interest. Overall, though, we will side with Excellent, but it is a race to watch with interest.
African Sunrise (USA) Tale Of The Cat filly, half-sister to numerous winners including the useful Tough Speed.
Divisive Alhaarth filly out of 6f winner Hakkaniyah.
Excellent Grand Lodge filly, half-sister to smart milers Chic and Echelon.
Grain of Truth Gulch filly out of the classy Pure Grain. Half-sister to the useful Gocharova.
Grand Court (IRE) Grand Lodge filly out of the very useful sprinter Nice One Clare.
Haneen (USA) Bahri filly, half-sister to 7f winner Madaeh.
Illuminise (IRE) Grand Lodge filly out of winning miler Brief Escapade.
Italic Medicean filly, half-sister to 7f winners Quink and Calligraphy.
Kaveri (USA) 66-1 (8-11) Led, headed over 3f out, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, unable to quicken near finish, 4th of 19, 1/2l behind Erytheis (8-11) at Yarmouth 6f 2yo mdn fll (4) gf in Sept.
Leopoldine 12-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Vanilla Delight (8-11) at Carlisle 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf in Sept.
Mazeej (USA) Lemon Drop Kid filly, half-sister to winning miler Seeking Success and 5f winner Pointe Milou.
Mirth 20-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride and always towards rear, 14th of 17, 20l behind Auction Room (8-11) at Chepstow 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) gd in Aug.
Miss Hepburn (USA) 20-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 8l behind Beau Nash (9-0) at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sept.
Royal Fantasy (IRE) King's Best filly, half-sister to prolific 1m2f winner First Fantasy and 1m-1m2f winner Front Stage.
San Gimignano (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Outpaced, 15th of 17, 11l behind Queen's Pudding (8-11) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) gd in Sept.
Singular Zafonic filly, half-sister to 1m4f winner Rarefied.
Summer's Eve Singspiel filly, sister to the very useful stayer Papineau, half-sister to numerous winners including Silver Patriarch.
Symphonia (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 10, 18l behind Possessed (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Sept.
Way To The Stars Dansili filly, half-sister to several winners including the useful Diktatorial.
