Comfortable debut winner (5f, Lingfield novice); pitched in very deep in the Group 3 Nell Gwyn Stakes on seasonal reappearance; runner-up on both subsequent starts, including when beaten 3¼L at Newcastle (5f) latest; tongue-tie added; key player.
Has left the care of Richard Hannon since finishing 5L third to Queen's Gift in a 5f Doncaster fillies' handicap last Friday; at her best she has a reasonable degree of ability but the suspicion is that she'll find a few of the others stronger.
Made a winning start to life in handicap company at Bath (5½f, firm) in May; hasn't been beaten all that far in either subsequent appearance (Goodwood & Doncaster); 3lb above her winning mark; her Gloucestershire trainer is 2-17 at Catterick.
Made it 13th-time lucky when an all out head winner at Ripon (5f, good to soft) three weeks ago; that form is stacking up reasonably well; competes off a 3lb higher mark having earlier appeared to be fully exposed; chance.
12-race maiden; finished last of 16 at Beverley (5f, good to firm) last week; doesn't make any form of appeal whatsoever.
Non-Runners
5
(2)
Fairy Fast2
Weight: 9-1| Age: 3
T: D O'Meara J: D Nolan
NR
6
(7)
Society Star16
Weight: 8-12| Age: 3
T: R M H Cowell J: Non Runner
NR
Forecasts
Mercenary Rose (5/4), Enchanted Linda (3/1), Show Me The Bubbly (9/2), Ginvincible (9/2), Fairy Fast (5/1), Society Star (10/1), Jill Rose (16/1)
Ginvincible is clearly improving (having earlier appeared to be fully exposed) and she turned over a subsequent Catterick winner (Timetodock) when an all out head victor at Ripon three weeks ago. However, a strong preference is for the top-weight MERCENARY ROSE who should find this type of contest more to her liking. Sporting a first-time tongue-tie on this occasion she is taken to build positively on the obvious promise displayed at both Windsor and Newcastle (5f).