soon led, ridden and strongly pressed when edged left off rail approaching final furlong, headed and not quicken inside final furlong
slowly away, moved poorly and soon detached, tailed off and pulled up and dismounted over 6f out
chased leader, pushed along over 3f out, hung left and weakened quickly over 2f out
soon towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never near leaders
held up in touch, headway on outside 3f out, driven to press leaders 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, pushed along and not quicken over 2f out, one pace when not much room on rail over 1f out, one pace after
in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, effort to press leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, pushed along 4f out, always behind
in touch, headway on outside over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
Only a handful of these have realistic claims of losing their maiden tags and SAMAAHA is the obvious one to side with although Tinaar has caught the eye on both starts and Silk And Satin takes the eye on paper. Philippina hasn't really lived up to expectations but she's still a useful yardstick and Samaaha ran as well as could have been expected behind her on debut in desperate ground at Nottingham. This half-sister to Mamool may not be anything out of the ordinary but winning a race will be the priority and connections look to have found the right opportunity. Tinaar shaped promisingly in a decent Newmarket maiden before finding the drop back to a mile against her at Ascot. She's from a good family and has the ability to win races but is eligible for handicaps after this and it'll be interesting to see which way she moves in the market. That also applies to the debutante Silk And Satin who can boast the smart performers Lucifer Sam and Admiralofthefleet amongst her siblings. A good number of the yard's runners have scored at the first time of asking and she's a fascinating runner. Phantom Ridge took third behind Mary Goodnight last time and could pick up some more prize money as may the consistent but thoroughly exposed Heritage Coast. Saeed Bin Suroor's strike rate with three year-olds at this track is night on thirty per cent and Samaaha may be able to improve it further.
Heritage Coast (USA) 5-2 (9-12) Held up 5th, ridden along over 3f out, effort behind leaders over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, no chance with first 2, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Lady Artemisia (8-12) at Newbury 1m 4f fll mdn stks (4) gf in Jun.
La Cortezana 25-1 (9-6) Slowly away, improved 6f out to go in touch, joined leader over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened well over 1f out, 5th of 6, 19l behind An Scaribh (8-5) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn auc stks (5) fbs in Mar '08.
Miss Totnes 14-1 (10-5) Led, soon clear, weakening when headed 4f out, 8th of 11, 49l behind Danimix (10-7) at Worcester 2m NH flat (6) gf in Jun.
Lily of The Nile (UAE) 66-1 (8-12) Held up, weakened 3f out, 11th of 13, 34l behind Dhushan (9-3) at Chepstow 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) gd in May.
Mediterranean Sea (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Always behind, 12th of 15, 22l behind Louise Bonne (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 3yo mdn fll stks (5) gd in May.
Phantom Ridge (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, switched left 2f out, kept on inside final furlong to press for 2nd but no chance with winner, 3rd of 14, 4l behind Mary Goodnight (8-12) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Samaaha 5-1 (8-11) Slow into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, went 2nd inside last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 8l behind Phillipina (8-9) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo mdn fll stks (5) hvy in Jul.
Sanctum 100-1 (8-12) Always in the rear, 10th of 11, 28l behind Queen Of Pentacles (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2f mdn fll (5) pol in Jun.
Silk And Satin (USA) Storm Cat filly out of Rafina.
Through The Forest (USA) 25-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, driven along 3f out, never a factor, 9th of 12, 12l behind Directorship (9-2) at Sandown 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Tinaar (USA) 11-4 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, outpaced by front pair from 2f out, no impression when lost modest 3rd near finish, 4th of 7, 7l behind Sterling Sound (9-0) at Ascot 1m 3yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Laura Land 28-1 (8-7) Chased leader, lost place over 3f out, soon ridden and outpaced, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 13, 22l behind Racing Hero (8-12) at Doncaster 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.
