Scenic sets the standard and she won first time back last season, but improvers lurk. While CHORUS will need to improve again on her career-best effort in a Newmarket handicap when last seen, that was thoroughly authoritative on her first attempt at 1m4f and she's a late-maturing filly. Panthera is a far better filly than her strike-rate may imply and Molten Rock will have a good shout if resuming where she left off last autumn.[Alistair Jones]
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Rapid headway through the handicap ranks last year after fitted with cheekpieces, completing a hat-trick at about 1m4f on varying ground; held her own at Listed level on final reappearance with a front-running second at Ascot (1m6f); just the type to make a better 4yo and she's had wind surgery.
Did well at 1m2f last season but her form spiked in a big way when stepped up to 1m4f for a Newmarket handicap (good to soft; won on good firm) that she won going away; that form won't be good enough here but she's a late-maturing filly with plenty more to offer no doubt.
Last season went well with three handicap wins on the board (1m2f/1m4f) and she was probably better than ever when close up in another handicap on reappearance at Musselburgh (1m6f); however, she's relying on some of these being below their best.
Has gone 0-8 since her winning debut but she wasn't far away in her final three races of last season, a German Group 3 (1m, good to soft) and Listed races at Yarmouth (1m2f, good to firm) and Longchamp (1m1f, heavy); races prominently and unlikely to be far away.
Ran some good races on soft turf at about 1m4f last year, including a third at Listed level and a handicap second here; perhaps didn't fancy the AW on final appearance; she's useful but will need a career best to take this.
Only made debut last April; strike-rate of 1-9 but a repeat of her near miss in a French Group 3 (1m6f, heavy) in October would see her very competitive at this level; handled good ground when winning her maiden over 1m4f in France.
Had the 15 races now so fairly exposed but she won at this level on her penultimate appearance (1m4f, good to firm), adding to her reappearance success last May; has the highest rating of these but there are improvers lurking.
Impeccably bred filly who won in maiden (1m2f) and novice company (1m4f) for William Haggas but offered little in two Listed assignments (1/2f; 15-2); has time on her side to put that right and she fetched 280,000gns at the sales in December; would like to see some confidence in the market on this occasion.
Outclassed two rivals when odds-on for a 1m maiden at Southwell in October and then contested a Listed race at Saint-Cloud, where she was fitted with a sheepskin noseband and carried her head a shade high in finishing a 10l fourth; has more to prove than a few of these but she's in top hands.
Wins nothing here on the form of her defeat of three rivals at Wolverhampton (1m4f) in November but she cost 400,000gns as a yearling and there should be better days ahead of her; stable second string on jockey bookings.
1/5 Odds Place 1,2,3
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