led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakened quickly
held up rear,ridden and headway on outside 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong just failed
track leader, ran wide 4f out lost position, ridden over 3f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, weakened close home
held up towards rear, ridden in effort over 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, no extra close home
in touch until ridden and weakened over 1f out
track leaders, ridden and weakened over 4f out
Just eight runners but a case can be made for most of them and we will side with Brazilian Terrace, but Bishopstone Man, Marnie and Voice Mail have to be feared. Michael Bell's four-year-old has hit a rich vein of form with victories at Nottingham and here at Bath. She just got the better of today's rival Marnie last time and at the weights the runner up is entitled to reverse the form, however the selection is a very difficult horse to pass and with further improvement expected she can go in again. Bishopstone Man is used to give experience to young apprentices but does have plenty of ability as he showed when taking a Beverley handicap last season. He is steadily slipping down the weights and could easily get into a place. Course and distance winner Voice Mail should also figure in the finish but Brazilian Terrace appears to be the most progressive and gets our vote.
