chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, driven on outside and staying on same pace when hung left and hampered over 1f out
keen, held up in touch, smooth headway 2f out, challenged going well over 1f out, pushed into lead inside final furlong, eased near finish
led at steady pace, driven along well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner
started slowly, pushed along in rear, struggling 3f out
held up, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
keen, tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
in touch, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous after
tracked leader, pushed along and hung right from 3f out, lost 3rd 2f out, soon driven, weakened over 1f out
Not much form to go on in this fillies' maiden but after a promising first run we like the well-bred BAKONGO at the expense of the progressive Al Shababiya and standard setting Indian Valley. Related to plenty of winners up to about this trip the pick finished with some aplomb to nearly grab bronze on her debut run. She was an eye-catcher that day and with progression expected she should be the one to catch if taking to the surface. Al Shababiya improved in two runs as a juvenile and with the second coming here when finding just the one too good she should be in the mix again assuming she's trained on. Indian Valley is just about the benchmark after her first two runs but has a little to prove after a step backwards on her final start while based on the ratings Nadinska doesn't have much to find but her form has been a little inconsistent. It's a race were a few of these could be anything but we'll take Bakongo to improve on her second start to score.
Al Shababiya (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on into 2nd inside final furlong, never any chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 5l behind If I Were A Boy (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn fll stks (5) pol in Dec.
Bakongo (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, finished well, almost snatched 3rd, 4th of 11, 6l behind Pink Symphony (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo fll mdn (4) gd.
Indian Valley (USA) 40-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 14, 17l behind Electric Feel (8-12) at Newbury 7f 2yo lst fll (1) sft in Oct.
Jasmin Rai Doyen filly out of Ella's Wish.
Marju's Reward (IRE) Marju filly out of Pasithea.
Nadinska 10-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 16, 3 1/2l behind I'm A Dreamer (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m fll mdn auc (5) gd.
Seattle Speight (USA) 22-1 (9-0) Chased leaders over 1f, soon in rear, well beaten final 2f, last of 13, 26l behind Dawnbreak (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Sep.
White Finch (USA) 14-1 (8-10) Slowly away, held up in rear, ridden and effort 2f out, never nearer, 4th of 9, 8l behind Clairvoyance (8-10) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
