held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, weakening when hampered 2f out
pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
in touch, ridden and hung right over 2f out, kept on to lead inside final furlong
in rear, ridden 3f out, weakening when hampered 2f out
held up towards rear, effort over 3f out, weakened final 2f
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened towards finish
All of these have a few questions to answer and the selection of Indian Solitaire is made with a degree of trepidation as he has a little to prove in dropping in trip today. However, the Richard Fahey-trained gelding has fewer negatives besides his name than Easybet Dot Net and Rotuma, who have been frustrating on occasions and are not reliable enough to merit interest for a confident play on a track where neither have ever raced before. The same is reluctantly said of Tight Sqeeze, who despite being a previous course winner, is running as if in the grip of the handicapper at present and she will do very well to concede weight all round today. Therefore, this could provide Indian Solitaire with his turn to shine. The five-year-old is a versatile sort that acts on any type of ground. However, if any of the forecast rain gets into the ground it will certainly help his game-plan in turning this into a test of stamina. The stiff uphill finish will also play to his strengths and Indian Solitaire has a cracking opportunity to finally bring to an end his losing run that stretches back to his two-year-old days. Rotuma represents a yard that are in good form at the moment and is looks the best alternative out of the rest.
