chased leader, ridden halfway, hung left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, headway 2f out, edged left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out
led, 3 lengths clear halfway, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, stayed on close home
held up in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
unruly in stalls, towards rear, ridden halfway, never dangerous
The lightly-raced Zarneeta is just preferred to the in-form pair Busted Flush and Stagecoach Ruby in this opening juvenile contest. Stagecoach Ruby showed little in her first few starts but came good at Redcar last month when landing a seven-furlong seller there in convincing fashion. She followed up in claiming company over seven furlongs here, after which she was claimed for ¿8,000 and now bids for a hat trick from a new stable. Busted Flush got off the mark at the seventh attempt when scoring in selling company at Thirsk and followed up with a convincing win at Newcastle after which he was bought in for 3,600gns. There is little to choose between this pair on the form book, but we'll take a chance that Zarneeta can foil both of their hat trick bids. Ian Wood's filly made a pleasing start when third at Leicester, keeping on nicely in the closing stages, and was perhaps a shade disappointing when stepped up to seven furlongs at Thirsk next time, finishing fifth behind Laawaris. However, this does represent a drop in class for Zarneeta and, in receipt of a few pounds from her two main rivals, she is fancied to score a maiden victory here.
