in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace
slowly into stride, behind, ridden and some headway over 2f, never dangerous
took keen hold and prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
always towards rear
led, headed 4f out, ridden 2f out, slightly hemmed in from over 1f out until went 2nd well inside final furlong, not troubled winner
mid-divison, ridden over 2f out, stayed on, no impression
tracked leader, led 4f out, ran on well
slowly away, always behind
behind, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never able to challenge
mid-division, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, never on terms
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
The betting market should be watched with interest here but maybe Meneef can land this maiden, although Game Dame, Subtle Breeze and Portmeirion also catch the eye. Looking at the field. Bobby Charles is possibly one to look out for in the betting. All Blue hails from the Godolphin stable but, with plenty of stamina on the dam's side of his pedigree, might be worth taking on unless the betting says something radically different. Meneef holds good entries and is surely better than his third at Yarmouth last time. At $600,000, he would need to be. The well-bred Royal Flight is surely better than he has so far shown, while Game Dame has proven consistent, deserves to win a race of this nature and, at a rating around the mid 70s, sets a fair benchmark for the form. With John Gosden running the promising Subtle Breeze, Marcus Tregoning also running Sian Thomas, and Ed Vaughan running the nicely-bred newcomer Portmeirion, a daughter of Polish Precedent, this race has an interesting look, but for the winner, once again, we turn to Meneef.
