dwelt, held up in rear, headway on outside over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch until weakened quickly over 3f out, tailed off
tracked leaders, chased leader well over 1f out, outpaced final furlong
slow into stride, held up, headway and edged left well over 1f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong
held up, effort on inside 2f out, no extra from over 1f out
in touch, effort and ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
keen hold, prominent, ridden to lead 3f out, driven final furlong, not quickened and headed final 50 yards
keen hold, tracked leaders, joined leader 6f out, led briefly just over 3f out, no extra approaching final furlong
led to just over 3f out, losing place when hampered on rail over 2f out and weakened
slowly into stride, held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, good headway over 1f out, edged right and ran on to lead final 50 yards
John Gosden's Treble Heights sets a fair standard here but a penalty for her Aphrodite Stakes success leaves the daughter of Unfuwain vulnerable and we prefer to side with Approach, who gets the verdict over the consistent Discreet Brief. The selection hails from the in-form stable of Sir Mark Prescott and remains very much unexposed, particularly over this trip. A Listed race winner at Newbury on her return in June, The daughter of Darshaan lost no caste in defeat in a Group 2 contest over 1m4f in France on her only subsequent outing. Bred to appreciate the step up in trip, George Duffield's mount is taken to defy her penalty. Flying Wanda has claims of reversing Newbury form with the selection on 3lb better terms for a neck but is not certain to do so over the longer trip. Jeremy Noseda's three-year-old strictly has the beating of Treble Heights on running in the Lancashire Oaks but John Gosden's filly looked to be badly in need of the run that day as her subsequent performance at Newmarket showed. Discreet Brief has done little wrong since winning her maiden in April, finishing in the frame in all three starts since then. She should be thereabouts again but may, once more, have to settle for minor honours. Prompt Payment has to be respected on her best form but disappointed in the Lancashire Oaks last time and has a lot to do on running that day. Any more rain would help her cause. Roger Charlton's Allergy, not seen since running below expectations in the Cheshire Oaks, looks the best of the rest but it will take a good one to lower the colours of Approach, who gets the vote.
