in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
held up, ridden and headway from 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong
keen, prominent, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed near finish
held up in rear, headway and switched right 2f out, soon every chance, one pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out
tracked leader, ridden and led 2f out, headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, stayed on near finish
towards rear, never dangerous
held up, ridden and stayed on final furlong, never able to challenge
in touch, ridden and ran on to lead near finish
slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
prominent, ridden and led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra near finish
led, ridden and headed 2f out, one pace
in rear, pushed along halfway, soon weakened
As usual this appears to be a high quality trial for the 1000 Guineas and the once raced Read Frederica is given the vote, Cape Columbine and Slip Dance will make sure she doesn't get things all her own way. Michael Stoute has an abundance of three-year-old female talent in his yard and Read Frederica looks a star in the making. She was most impressive when landing her maiden here in October, after being well out paced in the early stages. She will have learned a great deal from that experience and she could turn out to be from the top drawer. Cape Columbine landed a valuable sales event here in October beating Obe Gold a shade comfortably. The runner up has of course already given the form a massive boost so this David Elsworth trained filly has to rate a big danger. Slip Dance is one of the more experienced runners. The Irish raider put in some terrific performances last season, including a close second to the very smart Maid's Causeway. She has a fitness edge on most of these and should play a major role. Karen's Caper hails from a yard in form and could be anything following a facile victory at Lingfield last term, but Mr Stoute's record with fillies speaks for itself and Read Frederica looks the best option.
Almendrados (IRE) 8-1 In touch, ridden 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Park Romance at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn fll (D) gf in Jun.
Bahia Breeze 11-1 Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, all out, won at Newmarket 6f 2yo lst fll (A1) sft in Oct beating Nanabanana by a hd, 8 ran.
Bon Nuit (IRE) 25-1 Slowly into stride and behind, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, led inside final furlong, kept on, won at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn fll (D3) gf in Sept beating Nan Jan by 2l, 12 ran.
Cape Columbine 5-1jt-fav Raced centre, held up, headway 2f out, ridden and ran on to lead inside final furlong, won at Newmarket 6f 2yo aut (B1) sft in Oct beating Obe Gold by 2l, 29 ran.
Divinely Decadent (IRE) 7-1 Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous, 9th of 14, 6l behind Penkenna Princess at Newmarket 7f 2yo lst fll (A1) gd in Oct.
Easy Feeling (IRE) 20-1 Led far side group, headed over 4f out, effort over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 12th of 21, 7l behind Swan Nebula at Doncaster 6f 2yo fll hcp (B1) gd in Sept.
Favourita 7-1 Prominent, every chance 2f out, ridden just over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Maids Causeway at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll Grp 2 (A1) sft in Oct.
Golden Anthem (USA) 12-1 Behind and never a factor, last of 6, 10l behind Solent at Doncaster 1m 3yo stk gd.
Golden Legacy (IRE) 7-1 Raced wide, held up towards rear, ridden 2 out, no impression, kept on one pace, 6th of 11, 5l behind Party Boss at Lingfield 7f 3yo lst stk (A1) pol in Mar.
Karen's Caper (USA) 4-5fav Tracked leader, led going well 2f out, shaken up over 1f out, soon clear, easily, won at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn (D3) pol in Oct beating Obezyana by 5l, 12 ran.
Read Federica 14-1 Raced centre, raced towards rear, outpaced halfway, plenty to do over 1f out, headway approaching final furlong, ran on strongly to lead near finish, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn fll (D3) gs in Oct beating Sharaby by a nk, 19 ran.
Slip Dance (IRE) 4-5fav Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on well, won at Cork 1m 1f 3yo fll sft in Mar beating Society Hostess by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
Subyan Dreams 5-6fav Ridden along, chased leader 5f out, hard ridden 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, all out, won at Lingfield 7f mdn aut stk (F4) pol in Mar beating Miss Patricia by a hd, 8 ran.
Umniya (IRE) 10-1 Behind, pushed along on outside halfway, never a factor, 7th of 10, 9l behind Vista Bella at Kempton 1m 3yo lst fll gs in Mar.
