Racecards
15:05 Ascot
Queen Mary Stakes (fillies) (Class A)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 12
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer Franck Mourier
- Jockey Gary Stevens
outpaced in rear, switched right halfway, effort on wide outside and driven 2f out, no impression
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey Willie Supple
held up on nearside rail, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong but never dangerous
Attraction
14- Form 111
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey K Darley
made all, shaken up and quickened over 1f out, flashed tail inside final furlong but ran on strongly
- Form 110
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
prominent until weakened 2f out
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
raced keenly, soon chased leaders, ridden to chase winner from 2f out, challenged approaching final furlong, readily outpaced
- Form 311
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer D Ffrench Davis
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
in touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
Incise
22- Form 32
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey Pat Eddery
held up in rear, hampered over 3f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on but never dangerous
- Form 12
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey D Holland
keen hold in touch, outpaced over 2f out, headway and switched right over 1f out, stayed on, not pace to challenge final furlong
- Form 121
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
went right start, soon in touch on outside, ridden halfway, soon weakened
- Form 311
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer Francis Ennis
- Jockey J A Heffernan
chased winner to 2f out, soon ridden, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 636
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
close up, squeezed out and lost place over 3f out, no chance after
Promenade
37- Form 11
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Richard Hughes
carried right start, held up, ridden to close 2f out, edged right and no impression final furlong
- Form 2
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer G C Bravery
- Jockey G Carter
carried right start, help up in rear, effort on outer and kept on final furlong but never dangerous
- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey Mick Kinane
in touch until ridden and weakened quickly 2f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Some speedy fillies, as you would expect contest this Group 3 with the likes of Attraction, Catstar, Vermilliann all having strong claims, but a chance is taken with Majestic Desert, who will be suited by a return to this trip, having found six-furlongs stretching her at York. She does need to improve on what she has shown to date, but she is from a stable that won this two years ago with Queen's Logic, who carried the same colours to victory. Attraction has done nothing wrong, improving with each outing. She is quite a leggy filly, who will be well suited by this stiff five-furlongs. Catstar, who was made long odds on to make a winning debut at Leicester, didn't disappoint, but she will need to show much improvement to figure here, while Vermilliann is another who comes into this unbeaten. There is little between her and the selection, using Oman Sea as a yardstick and it will be a surprise if she isn't involved at the business end. Promenade didn't look to be enjoying the fast ground at Redcar when scrambling home in a minor contest. She has more on her plate here, while Show The Roses looked nothing special when turned over at Sandown on her debut. From the same family as the high-class Johannesburg, she is surely better than she showed there and it would be folly to underestimate her.