in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden to go second over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, never troubled winner
led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
started very slowly, behind, ridden and some headway 2f out, soon weakened
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
towards rear, pushed along halfway, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
soon prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, kept on
chased leaders, led 2f out, pushed out
Some interesting newcomers line up here including Bryan McMahon's Desert Leader and the Michael Jarvis-trained First Counsel but Brindisi sets a fair standard and she gets the vote. The Barry Hills-trained filly had shown respectable form in a maiden on her only start as a two-year-old and again on her reappearance before finishing a creditable fourth behind the impressive Ouija Board in the Pretty Polly at Newmarket. This represents a big drop in class for the daughter of Dr Fong and she is taken to be the latest filly to boost the form of the Newmarket race. Sir Michael Stoute's Adaikali has disappointed so far and may do better in time, while John Gosden's Moscow Blue may be better served by the faster conditions here than at Epsom last time. Desert Leader is bred to be useful although it is of concern that she has not seen the racecourse before now, while First Counsel represents a stable that has a fine record with their runner's first time out. The Peter Harris-trained Nordwind is related to some useful types and is another worthy of a mention but for the vote we side with Brindisi to finally open her account.
