made all, pushed along 2f out, driven out final furlong, easily
dwelt, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up behind leaders, driven over 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, effort over 2f out, no impression
jumped awkwardly and virtually unseated rider at start, towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway 2f out, edged right over 1f out, chased winner final furlong
in touch, driven 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Salut D'Amour was last seen finishing third in the Nell Gwyn to subsequent Guineas winner Speciosa and if that form counts for anything then she has to be the selection here, with Short Dance probably best of the rest. Salut D'Amour put up a decent display in the Newmarket Guineas trial and that was much more of a realistic idea of her ability than when she got stuck out wide and was never in the hunt in the Classic itself. With less traffic around here she can show us her true class on ground she handles. Short Dance steps up to a mile and has handled good to soft in the past. On official ratings the Hills-trained filly has 7lb to find with the selection and so is opposed in spite of the yard's good form. Spinning Ruby should handle trip and ground well and is open to more improvement, so a good run is anticipated, while Dictatrix should also be competitive if she stays this far, having already provided us with evidence that she handles the going. Heaven Sent will be plenty short enough for what she has schieved, and although open to lots of improvement, she has to be able to handle this testing ground to get involved. But the proven class act here is Salut D'Amour and she gets the confident vote.
Short Dance (USA) 11-2 (9-0) Led, hard pressed from over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Nasheej (9-0) at Newbury 7f 3yo fll Grp 3 (1) gd in Apr.
Dictatrix 50-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on well final furlong, not reached leaders, 6th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Nasheej (9-0) at Newbury 7f 3yo fll Grp 3 (1) gd in Apr.
Heaven Sent 9-4fav (9-0) Made all, in command over 1f out, ridden final furlong, stayed on well, won at Windsor 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) gf in Apr beating Otelcaliforni (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Queen of Fire 12-1 (8-8) Behind and pushed along, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 11l behind Violette (8-8) at Ayr 6f 2yo fll Grp 3 (1) gd in Sept.
Salut d'Amour (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Steadied start, headway halfway, every chance 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Speciosa (9-1) at Newmarket 7f 3yo fll Grp 3 (1) gd in Apr.
Spinning Ruby 10-3 (8-12) With leader, led on bit just over 2f out, driven out (hand timed), won at Lingfield 1m 3yo stk (3) gd beating Arm Candy (9-1) by 1/2l, 3 ran.
