chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
with leaders, ridden to lead narrowly just inside final furlong, ran on under pressure until caught final stride
led, narrowly headed just inside final furlong, driven and rallied gamely to regain lead final stride
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
in rear, pushed along halfway, moderate headway final furlong
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
soon pushed along in rear, never in contention
in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly away, held up in rear, headway 2f out, pushed along and stayed on inside final furlong
with leaders over 4f
From a short list containing Mirthful, Cast In Gold and Darrfonah, we will take a chance on Mirthful, unless the market says markedly otherwise. Cast In Gold has shown solid maiden form in finishing runner-up in each start. Maybe she will make it third-time lucky today. Darrfonah was third in the Lowther Stakes last time and rates as a very solid contender. The interesting newcomers are Dangerous Dancer, Hi Calypso, the Barry Hills-trained half-sister to Distant Music, Mirthful, Noojoom and Basaata, who are both trained by Marcus Tregoning, the 105,000 guineas purchase Queens Quay, and the 82,000 euros acquisition Sues Surprise, who is also trained by Barry Hills, but the others to have run have not shown much. All of which returns us to the selection, which is Mirthful.
Basaata (USA) Dixieland Band filly out of a lightly-raced mare.
Cast In Gold (USA) 13-8fav (9-0) Held up mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden and soon every chance, not quicken near finish, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Princess Taise (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) gf in Jul.
Dangerous Dancer (IRE) Danehill Dancer filly, half-sister to numerous winners up to 1m3f including the Group 3 winner Amigoni.
Darrfonah (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Silk Blossom (8-12) at York 6f 2yo fll Grp 2 (1) sft in Aug.
Diamond Diva Dansili filly, half-sister to 1m2f winner Kaylianni.
Hi Calypso (IRE) In The Wings filly out of the winning miler Threefold.
Mirthful (USA) Miswaki filly, half-sister to numerous winners up to 1m2f including the Group 1 winner Distant Music.
Muffett's Dream Fraam filly out of an unraced mare.
Noojoom (IRE) Machiavellian filly, half-sister to numerous winners up to 1m.
Peppermint Green 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 11l behind Golden Dagger (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) sft in Aug.
Queens Quay Grand Lodge filly out of 1m4f winner Nirvana.
Sues Surprise (IRE) Montjeu filly, half-sister to 1m1f winner Kova Hall.
Tumble Jill (IRE) 7-1 (8-6) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 4l behind Sunstroke (8-6) at Brighton 7f 2yo sll (6) frm in Jul.
