held up in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly, held up, bumped 2f out, ridden and headway from over 2f out, ran on well final furlong nearest finish
slowly into stride, headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened entering final furlong
chased leaders to over 3f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, soon pushed along, headway 4th out, ridden and chased leaders over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride and behind, pushed along halfway, never dangerous
in touch, outpaced over 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on well under pressure to lead inside final furlong, kept on
mid-division, driven and not much room 2f out, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure final furlong, not reached winner
led to over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened entering final furlong
prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
Ed Dunlop's Trompe L'Oeil indicated that her turn would be near when just touched off at Lingfield over 10 furlongs nine days ago and, with the drop in trip not expected to trouble her, she is expected to go one better at the main expense of Come What July and Mrs Gee. The last mentioned has shown steady improvement in maidens on turf and represents the stable of Reg Hollinshead that always has to be respected here. Come What July arguably has the better form but is more exposed and is not certain to stay today's trip. The Michael Jarvis-trained Monte Major showed little sign of encouragement on his debut at Lingfield but is probably better than he showed there, while Jamie Osborne's Oktis Morilious would not need to be anything out of the ordinary to score on his debut although the stable's youngsters tend to improve with racing. However, Trompe L'Oeil showed a likeable attitude on her all-weather debut at Lingfield and, with this surface likely to suit her front running tactics more than the Polytrack, she gets the nod.
