held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on well, never able to challenge
led until over 2f out, soon rallied, stayed on same pace final furlong
in touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, some late headway, never dangerous
mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened
dwelt, soon in touch, effort on inner well over 1f out, soon no impression
chased leaders, effort 2f out, faded over 1f out
always prominent, led over 2f out, soon hard ridden, drew clear over 1f out, ran on well
mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never reached winner
It's A Girl Thing gets Ryan Moore on board after a better effort at Kempton last time and should figure, but it would be no surprise if Chignon finishes much closer over this longer trip after a well beaten debut at Wolverhampton. Cape Safari looks another likely improver and makes more appeal than the exposed Tina's Spirit, while the newcomer News Desk is worth keeping an eye on. However, Gerard Butler's yard is in fine form and the half-sister to four winners, ZAINA, might just be good enough to score on her racecourse debut.
Anabedweyah (IRE) 22-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 7l behind Forgive (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo stks (5) gd in Oct.
Cape Safari (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, no impression, 8th of 12, 5l behind Forgive (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo stks (5) gd in Oct.
Chignon (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, shaken up over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 10, 15l behind Shabora (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Nov.
Isobella 33-1 (8-12) Held up, headway 3f out, one pace final 2f, 5th of 12, 12l behind Trader Jack (9-3) at Ffos Las 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) sft in Nov.
It's A Girl Thing (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 4l behind Ocean Tempest (8-10) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Nov.
L'arlesienne 33-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 8th of 10, 22l behind Shabora (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Nov.
News Desk Cape Cross filly out of La Presse.
Synfonica 10-1 (8-4) Dwelt tracked leader after 2f, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Amthal (8-10) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll auc stks (5) pol in Oct.
Tina's Spirit (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Madgenta (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Nov.
Zaina (IRE) Shirocco filly out of Ruacana Falls.