tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
soon settled behind leading pair, tracked winner going well 3f out, driven and not quicken approaching final furlong, no extra
held up in rear, headway 3f out, soon ridden and beaten
dwelt, soon in touch, ridden and weakened over 3f out
made all, steadied pace halfway, kicked on 3f out, hard driven final furlong, just held on all out
raced in snatched in touch, ridden and stayed on from over 1f out, ran on strongly towards finish, just failed
towards rear, pushed along 6f out, soon struggling
in rear, pushed along and struggling final 6f, tailed off
took keen hold, soon tracked winner, lost 2nd 3f out, weakened over 1f out
took keen hold and held up in touch, ridden to challenge on outer, hung left over 1f out, unable to quicken and held after
A weak handicap for fillies where Belle Rouge could be the answer, with Rye and Resonance tipped as the possible dangers. Con Horgan's mare finished runner up on three occasions during the winter and carried that form through to Kempton 11 days ago when chasing home Linens Flame in a similar race to this. Today's opponents don't appear to be any stronger and with Dettori in the plate she holds very strong claims. Rye is famous for all the wrong reasons, having been involved in the banning of Keiren Fallon. However she could be a big danger to the selection, as she wasn't disgraced in a decent race at Lingfield last time behind Golden Quest, and is thought to be much better than she has shown so far. Nigel Twiston-Davies doesn't have too many runners on the flat so Resonance, a recent runner-up in a Lingfield maiden, has to be respected. Miss Koen, third over course and distance last week, is also worthy of a mention, but for the winner we return to Belle Rouge.
