with leaders, ridden well over 1f out, one pace and edged right inside final furlong
led after 2f, ridden well over 1f out, kept on and headed well inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden 2f out, one pace and no impression approaching final furlong
towards rear and soon pushed along, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace and no impression final furlong
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, not much room entering final furlong, ran on well to lead well inside final furlong
mid-division, weakened 2f out
close up, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led 2f, weakened over 2f out
A good way to kick-start the card, with the improving Swan Nebula fancied to hold off Sumora, Nufoos and Castelletto to give Godolphin the ideal start to the day. The selection is proving to be a versatile character and has landed her last two starts with a degree of purpose. The drop back to six furlongs should not inconvenience her on this ground and she is expected to have too much of a finishing punch for her rivals to cope with. Nufoos represents Mark Johnston and has come into her own after a spell in the doldrums after her maiden win at Leicester. Admittedly her lesser efforts came against some very useful opposition and time may tell that she was far from disgraced in defeat. Her comfortable accounting for Miss Meggy at Beverley underlined that she has not suffered any ill effects from her down the field run in the Cherry Hinton and, as she was not beaten far that day, it is safe to assume that she should be involved in the shake-up here. Sumora is on a retrieval mission after her reputation took a battering at Doncaster last week. This first try at six furlongs can help her banish that memory and she still remains of interest despite dropping out very tamely in the Flying Childers. The market will give us a good indication as to whether she is expected to make amends today. However, there are no such doubts about Swan Nebula, who was delivered with a perfectly timed run last time and will be very hard to repel if similar tactics are employed today.
