led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened final furlong
pressed leader, shaken up to lead 1f out, hard ridden final furlong, held on near finish
slowly into stride, soon close up, effort on inside over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on till lost 2nd near finish
not much room after 1f, in touch on inner, switched out approaching final furlong, one pace and no impression after
In the second division of the maiden, we will side with Miss Brush but, Verite, Figjam, Croft, Allsussedup and Nawayear are others to consider. Miss Brush, who cost only 800 guineas, showed promise when second on her Wolverhampton debut and, even though the form probably equates to around the 60 mark, that is good enough to play a part here. Verite's form is on a par with that, and he hasn't been beaten too far in his two races to date, while Figjam, who cost 15,000 guineas, is surely better than his down-the-field Chester effort suggested. Jon Hills has been among the winners of late and his 18,000 guineas purchase, Croft, is another to consider, but Cold Cure needs to improve on his debut effort to feature, and Bay Diamond finished three-quarters of a length behind him in that race. It is hard to fancy Supreme Kiss based on her debut run, although she showed a modicum of promise there, Allsussedup showed some improvement last time over course and distance and is not entirely out of things, and, from the Marcus Tregoning stable, Nawayear has to be considered. But, for us, unless the betting suggests radically otherwise, we will side with Miss Brush.
Allsussedup 20-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, ridden and weakened 1f out, 5th of 8, 7l behind Green Park (9-0) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd.
Bay Diamond 25-1 (9-0) Chased leader until ridden and weakened over 3f out, 7th of 8, 8l behind Ocean Pride (9-0) at Chepstow 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) gs.
Figjam 13-2 (9-0) Mid-division, lost place halfway, soon weakened and eased, 14th of 16, 19l behind River Kintyre (9-0) at Chester 5f mdn stk (3) gs.
Verite 9-2 (9-0) With leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Fangorn Forest (8-9) at Beverley 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd.
Fashion Chic 10-1 (8-7) With winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 8, 7l behind Tick The Box (8-12) at Warwick 5f 2yo sll (6) gs in Apr.
Miss Brush 16-1 (8-2) Behind, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, not trouble winner, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Give Me The Night (8-6) at W'hampton 5f 2yo mdn fll aut (5) pol.
Nawayea Lujain filly out of a lightly-raced mare from a top-class family.
Supreme Kiss 10-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden halfway, edged left 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6l behind Adeje Park (8-11) at Warwick 5f 2yo mdn fll (5) gd.
