held up in rear, headway on outside chasing leaders and hung left 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 150 yards, no chance with winner
chased leading pair, 2nd on inside 4f out, every chance 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out
took keen hold, held up in last pair, headway 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner, no extra in 3rd final 150 yards
chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, weakened 3f out, tailed off and eased
chased leader until 4f out, chased leaders, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, took keen hold, soon in touch, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, soon in touch, headway over 3f out, hung left and ridden 3f out, led inside final 2f, stayed on strongly
raced keenly, led until inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Progressive fillies clash but ROCOCO revealed dramatic improvement for the Gosden team latest. Having been beaten in an ordinary Beverley maiden, she stepped up to 1m4f for the first time in a Newmarket handicap and routed her field. She should be able to enhance her paddocks value further with more progress to come after a mere four starts. Saving Grace has revealed a tenacious attitude to land two of her last three starts and wasn't beaten far by an improver on the other outing. She should be competitive despite the rise in class. Mistress Quickly and Lady Bergamot are not too badly handicapped against the younger fillies and should represent their age group with conviction.
Mistress Quickly (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 8, shd behind Okool (9-7) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Lady Bergamot (FR) 9-2 (8-2) Tracked leader, led approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp fll (2) pol in Jun beating White Chocolate (8-5) by 1l, 6 ran.
Di Alta (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression when lost place inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Phantasmic (8-5) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp fll (4) gd in Jun.
Rococo 11-4 (9-6) Tracked leader, led approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Dr Richard Kimble (9-7) by 6l, 5 ran.
Saving Grace 9-4fav (8-12) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 3f out, led and edged left over 1f out, just held on, all out, won at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp fll (4) gf in Jul beating Vera Drake (8-8) by hd, 6 ran.
Roystonia (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden in 2nd and no chance with winner over 1f out, weakened into 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 9 1/2l behind Pilaster (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f fll stks (3) pol in Jul.
Galmarley 20-1 (9-0) Towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 6l behind Pilaster (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f fll stks (3) pol in Jul.
Casima 40-1 (9-0) Led after 1f, clear 7f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 9 1/4l behind Perfect Clarity (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) gf in May.
Lady of Shalott 33-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, behind most of way, 7th of 10, 11 1/2l behind Magic Wand (9-0) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gf in Jun.
