tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on, no extra final furlong
mid-division, ridden 3f out to chase leaders, kept on and headway to lead close home
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon challenged and weakened over 1f out
led, ridden 3f out, kept on until no extra and headed close home
towards rear, ridden 3f out, soon chased leaders, one pace final furlong
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up, ridden 3f out, soon chased leaders, kept on inside final furlong
For us, Richtee just shades things here from Charlie Tango and Quarrymount. Richtee comes here in good heart, having won two of her last four races. In the most-recent one, she finished two lengths ahead of Prelude and is now three pounds worse off at the weights. She is also three pounds worse off with Charlie Tango for the neck that that gelding beat him at Redcar in June. Clearly that brings the Mick Channon-trained gelding into the picture, but we are going to stay loyal to the selection. From the Sir Mark Prescott stable, Quarrymount has to be respected as he has suddenly started to improve. His presence adds further intrigue to the race but, once again, we will give the vote to Richtee.