I'd say it was simply that she'd never been pushed to run as fast before and was beaten by two faster fillies, one of them even being able to give her 3lbs and a beating.

Well that's possible it was an off day, I remember Cape Verdi winning the Lowther then disappointing next time in the Cheveley Park but then going on to win the Guineas easily. The difference there was Cape Verdi disappointed after a fairly busy time and a hard race. I do, however, also remember the colt Grand Lodge disappointing with no obvious excuse after his impressive debut but going on to show he hadn't run his race.

In this case I suppose I'm going to be biased towards doubting the filly as I'd already said she her Ascot win was overrated. For me she ran just as fast at York as she had at Ascot, just the opposition proved much stronger. I'd say Smullen was never happy because she was being asked to run faster than before and was out of her comfort zone. I saw the Charlton interview before the race and he seemed happy with his filly. I didn't see much of the pre-race paddock shots, what was it you were disappointed about her cryoftruth?

Bin Suroor's string also suffering from a bad virus for the last month or so which hopefully means Easy Victory's lamentable show last time may be excusable.

Latest reflections by trainer Richard Fahey on his star filly Queen Kindly:

Richard Fahey has had a rethink over the prospect of Lowther Stakes winner Queen Kindly getting a mile and developing into a genuine Qipco 1000 Guineas contender. The Malton handler had felt the Frankel filly might struggle to see out the trip in the Classic, for which which she was cut to as short as 8-1 following her success over six furlongs on the Knavesmire, but Fahey has since had a change of heart. He said: "Queen Kindly is in great form. The Cheveley Park (Newmarket, September 24) is still the target. She is a great one to have around the place. She is very easygoing and has no issues." Fahey added: "She might get a mile. When I was speaking before I was only looking at her mother's side (Lady Of The Desert). On her father's side there is every chance she will get it. When they have so much speed you are worried that they are not going to get the trip. She is such a sweet filly. Horses that are very quick don't tend to stay a mile, but Ribchester is very quick and he stays it."

The problem with these Frankel fillies is that it's too soon to know how much stamina their first-season sire will impart. Frankel recently had his first mile winner (the Luca Cumani-trained filly Aljezeera), but that one is from a strong staying family (the dam won over 9-12f). It's hard to know whether the speed shown over 6f by Fair Eva and Queen Kindly is down to sheer class or whether they have inherited their speed from their dams - or both!

Nine fillies will go to post for the Gr.2 May Hill Stakes at Doncaster on Thursday: Blending (J Gosden), Bongrace (K Ryan), Grecian Light (C Appleby), Hidden Steps (A Balding), Kilmah (M Johnston), Reachforthestars (D O´Meara), Rich Legacy (R Beckett), Tiburtina (S Kirk) and Urban Fox (J Tate).  The winner, third, fourth, fifth and seventh from the Prestige Stakes renew rivalry, and this looks a good opportunity for Rich Legacy (a fast-finishing fourth at Goodwood) - she should be well suited by the step up to a mile.  It's not hard to envisage the maiden winners Blending and Hidden Steps improving sufficiently to get competitive in this moderate-looking renewal.

I really don't know what to make of this year's bunch of two-year-old fillies.  There have been plenty of moderate-looking renewals of Group races.  Only Fair Eva (in the Princess Margaret Stakes) and the sprinter Lady Aurelia (in the Queen Mary Stakes and Prix Morny) have made a real impact, but nothing has tempted me to enter the 1000 Guineas market.  Fair Eva looked very good at Ascot on her second start, after which she was a ridiculously short price for the Guineas, but the form is probably quite ordinary for the grade and she got beaten at York next time.  The Irish Group race winners haven't looked anything special, and this afternoon's Moyglare Stud Stakes result threw another spanner in the works, with the progressive pair Intricately and Hydrangea fighting out a tight finish, improving sufficiently to beat the two better-fancied O'Brien-trained runners Rhododendron and Promise To Be True and the useful but exposed-looking Rehana. 

I'm still not sure about the Frankel fillies: I'd like to see Fair Eva race over 7f before assessing her Guineas credentials, and Queen Kindly will have her work cut out to beat Lady Aurelia in the Cheveley Park Stakes (where Freddie Head's smart filly Alrahma can't be ruled out of contention).  Perhaps something will make a big impact in one of the late-season Group races over 7f or a mile.  Toulifaut looked good in the Prix d'Aumale the other day, and there have been a few eye-catching HQ maiden winners such as Dabyah and Spatial.  I'm leaning towards Dabyah, but she'll need to win impressively next time (at Newbury on Friday) to justify her Group 1 entries (in the Fillies' Mile and Prix Marcel Boussac).

All eyes (well, my eyes anyway!) will be on the 5.00 at Newbury tomorrow, where the potentially smart sorts Dabyah and Wuheida cross swords in the 7f conditions race won last year by Dabyah's stablemate Nathra (who went on to finish runner-up to Minding in the Fillies' Mile and this year won the Nell Gwyn Stakes and finished runner-up in the French Guineas). I suspect that Dabyah is a pattern-class filly (she was under consideration for the Gr.2 May Hill Stakes), likely to hold her own in much stronger company. Confidence is somewhat tempered by the presence of Wuheida, whose form has been boosted by the subsequent wins of runner-up Spatial (herself a beautifully-bred filly and a smart prospect) and fourth Poet's Vanity (10 lengths winner at Salisbury). If Dabyah wins comfortably she's quite likely to take her chance in Gr.2 or Gr.1 company next time (in either the Rockfel Stakes, the Fillies' Mile or the Prix Marcel Boussac) and I'll be tempted to dip my toes into next year's Guineas market for the first time...

Bet bright were advertising dabyah at 33s so tried to place a £5 bet online and was declined! What a joke outfit. If the price is no longer available why advertise it

Both Dabyah and Sobetsu were hugely impressive. Dabyah did though beat trees pretty much on soft ground whilst Sobetsu maybe achieved a bit more in her Newmarket maiden on good ground.

Looking at Sobetsu's pedigree, it looks certain she may need at least 10 furlongs to show her best next year and she is bred to get 12 well. Winning an HQ maiden on good going by 10 lengths looks interesting to me and I have had a bet on Sobetsu at 25/1 - for the Oaks though not for the 1000 Guineas.

Throw in Spacial too, at 33/1.

Fair Eva is not as good as most have envisaged and finally conformed today, I think. Maybe she could show her true colours next year or not.

One can never be sure about these things - she might simply have been 'over the top' by this stage of the season - but I got the impression that Fair Eva didn't quite get the 7f today (her stride shortened in the last 100 yards, she changed her legs, and she appeared to have little left). She's quite speedily bred (as noted in earlier posts), and when she was beaten in the Lowther at York last time she cruised up to win her race but then appeared to be outstayed by the two fillies that beat her. Her Ascot form was nothing special (despite being visually impressive), and perhaps this is as good as she is.

I think AOB has the upper hand here once again with Roly Poly, Rhododendron, Brave Anna and Promise To Be True - the last two mentioned ran a shocker in Ireland because of the ground.

Only just caught up with Sobetsu's effort last weekend which was impressive on the clock also.

That's partly because I was at Ayr where Delectation travelled beautifully in winning the Firth of Clyde Stakes - she seems to have gone a little under the radar, perhaps because of the profile of the race and her connections - there is also a possibility that her Australian owners will want her to pursue a career outside the UK. She's by Delegator so there could be a stamina question mark but I notice the dam has already produced a 10f winner from very limited offspring.

It seems unlikely that she will reappear until next Spring anyway so I would n't consider backing her until connections are more definitive about her future.

The other recent eyecatcher was Talaayeb in the maiden at HQ today. She's a half sister to Muntazah so may need a trip (although he has become rather tripless?) but her dam is a half sister to Ghanaati. She's not in the Fillies Mile but does hold an entry in next year's Irish 1,000 Guineas.

Would n't be surprised if any of those took a big step forward in what looks a very open market

Promise To Be True was Ryan Moore's mount in the Moyglare and was well fancied (evens favourite), so it was a surprise to see her fold so tamely at the Curragh. It's hard to believe that it was due to the ground, as she'd won on similar ground before (and her sisters Maybe and Fluff both won on yielding ground). But perhaps they reckon she's better on fast ground (the likely underfoot conditions at Chantilly next Sunday). If so, she's certainly worth another chance in what is likely to be an open race.

It's hard to believe that it was due to the ground, as she'd won on similar ground before (and her sisters Maybe and Fluff both won on yielding ground)

Fully agree, the ground was more like soft for the Moyglare but it was also more like soft at Tipperary that day, in fact it was even slower at Tipperary and that can easily be seen from the time comparisons.

I think AOB do consider the Boussac for his best filly eg Found and Ballydoyle (Moyglare starting sp and ground) - Minding progressed more the following year and ground lucky; Found was not right hence missing the English 1000G but stable number 1.

It would not surprise me if Promise To Be True shows her potential in the Boussac - if running and ground is suitable - the proximity to the Moyglare does. I also believe if the ground in the Boussac is unsuitable the Fillies' Mile a week later is on her agenda too; I think she is the stable number 1, all things being equal, at his stage.

I was quite impressed by Talaayeb's win in the maiden on Saturday, but everything about her performance (led inside the final furlong, ran on strongly) and her pedigree suggests that she will be a middle distance performer, and I'll be surprised if she doesn't start off over around 10f next year.  Her dam Sarayir, daughter of Height Of Fashion, is half-sister to the top-class middle-distance performers Nashwan, Unfuwain, Nayef, Mukddaam and Alwasmi, and she herself won over 10f.  Talaayeb's sire Dansili has produced some smart filly milers (Emulous, Fallen For You, Giofra, Proviso), but these have usually been from quite speedily-bred (sprinter/miler) dams, and many of his best progeny (Flintshire, Harbinger, Rail Link, The Fugue, Passage Of Time, Winsili, Dank) have been 10-12f performers. [Miss France was one of his few stoutly-bred fillies to score at the top level over a mile.]  Talaayeb looks a really bright prospect over 10f+ next year, and if she's going to make an impact in the classics I think it's more likely to be in the Oaks than in the Guineas.

...but I've been amazed before (eg by Blue Bunting winning the Guineas in 2011), so it wouldn't be for the first time!