Fortune keen on Rainbow View run

Jimmy Fortune admits connections are still unsure how good Rainbow View could turn out to be as she bids to maintain her unbeaten record in Saturday’s Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile at Ascot.

John Gosden’s daughter of Dynaformer has barely been asked a question in three starts to date, winning her first two races by six lengths before claiming the May Hill Stakes at Doncaster hard on the bridle.

She is now set to step up to Group One company for the first time at the weekend and Fortune believes it will take a good filly to stop her going in again.

“She has been impressive in all her starts and I tried to be as easy on her as I could at Doncaster last time, thinking that the Fillies’ Mile is just around the corner,” the jockey told At The Races.

“She did it very well and while she hasn’t met anything spectacular yet, she couldn’t have done it any easier than she has done so you would have to be impressed by her.

“She has never had to extend herself and she has won all three of her races by big margins so we are as much in dark as everyone else about how good she is.

“She might find nothing when I let her off the bridle, who knows? But we don’t want to extend her until we have to and there is no point winning by 12 lengths.”

Luca Cumani admits a place may be the best he can hope for with Fantasia.

The daughter of Sadler’s Wells is unbeaten in two starts and ran out an impressive winner of the Group Three Prestige Stakes at Glorious Goodwood last time.

However, Cumani has been very impressed with Rainbow View and can see no chinks in her armour.

“Fantasia is very well but to be honest, the John Gosden filly looks unbeatable,” said Cumani.

“She has been very impressive and it is going to be very tough to beat her I think.

“It is the first try at a mile for my filly and it could bring about a bit more improvement but it is still going to be difficult and the Gosden horse has already won over the trip.”

Jim Bolger has yet to make a firm decision as to whether his filly Paidrin will step up to the highest level at the weekend.

Having finished fifth behind the smart Again on her debut at the Curragh, the juvenile pulled out all the stops when scoring by a head at Cork last time.

“There is a possibility that Paidrin will run in the Fillies’ Mile at the weekend but nothing is certain,” said Bolger.

“She was very game at Cork last time and she’s all guts. I hold her in high regard and she’s pretty good.”