tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, not clear run and switched right approaching final furlong, ran on
in touch on inside, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, lost pace halfway
led, ridden over 1f out, headed soon after, weakening when edged left
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
keen in touch, headway approaching 1f out, led just inside final furlong, kept on
soon in rear
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, some moderate late headway
slowly into stride, soon rear, steady headway over 3f out, ridden over 2, soon onepaced
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, driven 3f out, led briefly approaching 3f out, no extra inside final furlong
in rear, ridden over 2f out, never a danger
in touch, ridden and outpaced 3f out, switched right over 2f, ran on again final furlong
Mick Channon will be keen to land the race named in honour of a mare that he trained so Malapropism is given as the selection in a tricky handicap. Out of form so far this season, a return to the best of his juvenile runs - which came from May onwards - should see him competitive. She is by no means a confident selection, though. Among those to consider are Star Lad, a pretty good benchmark to the form, who has been second in each of his last two runs from today's mark. He is closely weighted with E C Too on the most recent of those runs. Janes Valentine makes her Turf debut after some fair all-weather efforts. Recent course and distance winner, Arabian Knight, has an obvious chance although that success came in a claimer. Tamarella is the other course winner in the contest but now races from an eight-pound higher mark. Don't be surprised to see Wild Ovation, who is related to both Bold Edge and Brave Edge, improve in this company, while lightly-raced all-weather winner, Roman Quintet, is another to consider. Fleetwood Bay won a valuable sales race as a two-year-old but his form has been in-and-out since then.
