in touch, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
dwelt and hampered start, soon in touch on inside, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
with winner, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not quite pace of winner
held up in mid-division on outside, weakened over 2f out
hampered start, soon mid-division on inside, headway between horses over 1f out, not clearest of runs and stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home
chased leaders, one pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd close home
slowly into stride, last pair, pushed along halfway, ran wide on home turn, never a factor
went sharply left leaving stalls, pulled hard chasing leaders, weakened final furlong
behind, hung left and ran wide on home turn, never a factor
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, not clearest of runs and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
slowly away, always towards rear
raced wide early, soon chasing leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
slightly hampered start, soon slight lead, made rest, shaken up inside final furlong, ran on well
There are a number of unknown quantities in this and it may be significant that Andrea Atzeni partners the Dark Angel newcomer Hooriya in preference to stablemates Di Matteo, who finished fourth on debut at Wolverhampton, and Lady Schannell. Whisper Aloud is a half-sister to useful all-weather performer Mr Scaramanga so is worth monitoring but VEGATINA (NAP) improved on her first start when running the well-regarded Yimkin to a length-and-a-quarter over a mile here last month and should have the pace to cope with the drop in trip. Canasta is a probable improver but Lethal Lover has already been beaten twice in a lower grade.
Canasta 11-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, some headway from over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Invitational (8-10) at Kempton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Jan.
Di Matteo 14-1 (8-11) Held up in mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 12, 8l behind Nabeyla (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Feb.
Gabriela Laura 33-1 (8-9) Always towards rear, 12th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Yimkin (8-9) at Kempton 1m fll stks (5) pol in Feb.
Hooriya Dark Angel filly out of Jellwa.
Lady Schannell (IRE) Teofilo filly out of Royal Guinevere.
Lethal Lover 6-1 (8-11) Close up on outside, pushed along over 2f out, came wide straight, ridden just over 1f out, one pace, 5th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Gold Bere (8-13) at Lingfield 1m stks (6) pol in Jan.
Little Lady Luck Yorgunnabelucky filly out of Dockside Strike.
Miss Enigma (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Prominent, effort 2f out, soon lost place, 8th of 11, 14 1/4l behind Nuremberg (9-2) at Ascot 7f stks (4) gf in Jul.
My Lady Claire Cityscape filly out of Lady Sylvia.
Princesse Bassett (FR) Wootton Bassett filly out of Mariposa.
Quemonda Mount Nelson filly out of Quesada.
Theban Air 25-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, effort over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Bay Of Naples (9-2) at Lingfield 7f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Vegatina 16-1 (8-9) Soon tracking leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, held by winner final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Yimkin (8-9) at Kempton 1m fll stks (5) pol in Feb.
Whisper Aloud Swiss Spirit filly out of Lulla.
