held up going well, led over 1f out, quickened inside final furlong
slight lead to 3f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, hung right and no extra final 2f
held up in rear, good headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
held up, struggling final 2f
pressed leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed and outpaced by winner 1f out, kept on well for second
soon ridden along to go prominent, hard ridden 2f out unable to quicken
in touch, hard ridden 2f out, never had pace to challenege
held up in rear on near side rail, not clear run 2f out, soon switch right, one pace final furlong never dangerous after
Tahreeb sets the standard for this after his creditable third behind Byron in Newbury's Mill Reef Stakes but the son of Indian Ridge would probably prefer a softer surface and preference is for Cartography, who gets the verdict over Needles And Pins. The last mentioned is a speedy individual trained by Michael Bell, who has solid claims on the strength of her success over Nyramba in the St Hugh's Stakes. Not disgraced when runner-up in a Group 3 race in France last time, she warrants respect but we prefer to side with Cartography. Michael Jarvis has a strong team of juveniles this term and the son of Zafonic looked to among the best of them when running away with a novice stakes race at Beverley last month. This represents a step up in class but he looks ready for it and gets the vote. The William Haggas-trained Majestic Missile and the unbeaten Richard Hannon filly Vermilliann are others to consider but we are happy to side with Cartography.
