led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
keen, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, soon outpaced by winner
keen, in rear, switched left and some headway over 1f out, soon one pace
keen, held up in rear, good headway entering final 2f, soon led, quickened clear, impressive
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
steadied start, keen in rear, pushed along and headway from over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to take 3rd towards finish
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, ridden over 2f, no impression
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
held up, headway to join leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened well over 1f out
keen, in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
FANTASIA could well be the best backed horse of the day and there will be some long faces about if she's beaten. Wajaha could be the one to chase her home whilst Summer Fete should also make up into a nice sort this season. They say that every cloud has a silver lining and FANTASIA emerged from a squall on the July course to win her maiden decisively before stepping up to take a Group 3 at Goodwood; she lost nothing in defeat in the Fillies' Mile to the talented Rainbow View. She's now in the same ownership as John Gosden's filly so is likely to head to Longchamp for the Prix D'Essai Des Pouliches rather than return here next month but victory this afternoon will tee her up nicely for that assignment. She will be trained with that in mind so the racefitness of Wajaha will give John Gosden's filly an edge this afternoon and she did the job nicely at Kempton earlier in the month. She's a half-sister to Lahan who won the Guineas for the same connection and shouldn't be underestimated. Connections are also excited about the prospects of Summer Fete this season and it's reasonable to expect her to improve this season given that so many of her sire's progeny progress as they mature. Misdaqeya may have been over the top on her final start but she could only get to within six lengths of an unextended Rainbow View in August whereas the selection made her work much harder at Ascot and it will be disappointing if Fantasia doesn't score.
Arabian Mirage 10-11fav (9-0) Made all, ridden and quickened 2f out, fading towards finish, held on, won at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn fll stks (5) pol in Nov beating Flora Trevelyan (9-0) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Damaniyat Girl (USA) 8-11fav (9-0) Tracked leader, shaken up to lead 1f out, driven out, won at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn fll (4) pol in Oct beating Fen Spirit (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Dunes Queen (USA) 4-9fav (8-12) Tracked leader, headway between horses 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed clear final furlong, readily, won at Kempton 6f 3yo mdn stks (4) pol in Mar beating Lighthearted (8-12) by 3 1/2l, 6 ran.
Fantasia 7-2 (8-12) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed in inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Rainbow View (8-12) at Ascot 1m 2yo fll Grp 1 (1) gd in Sep.
Fazbee (IRE) 5-2fav (9-7) Dwelt, soon chased leaders, ridden 2f out, challenged leader approaching final furlong, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Starlarks (9-2) at Great Leighs 6f 2yo hcp (4) pol in Sep.
First City 9-1 (9-0) Held up behind leaders, ridden over 1f out, edged left entering final furlong, ran on, never quite able to challenge front pair, 3rd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Caranbola (9-0) at Haydock 6f 2yo fll nov stks (4) sft in Aug.
Kaabari (USA) 13-2 (8-9) Broke well and led early, driven along 3f out, narrow leader when inside final furlong, pushed out, won at Lingfield 7f mdn fll (5) pol in Mar beating Simplification (8-9) by nk, 8 ran.
Misdaqeya 6-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 6l behind Souter's Sister (8-12) at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll Grp 3 (1) gf in Oct.
Smokey Ryder 11-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no progress, weakened from 2f out, 10th of 12, 7l behind Daddy's Gift (8-8) at Kempton 6f (2) pol in Mar.
Summer Fete (IRE) 11-4fav (8-12) Raced centre, tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon every chance, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Newbury 7f 2yo fll lst stks (1) sft in Oct beating Rosy Mantle (8-12) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
Wajaha (IRE) 8-11fav (9-3) In touch on inside, quickened to lead over 1f out, clear final furlong, pushed out, comfortably, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Satwa Gold (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 5 ran.
