chased leaders, driven along over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to take 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, went 2nd on bit over 2f out, shaken up to lead over 1f out, quickened clear
in touch, driven along 3f out, one pace and no chance final 2f
dwelt, always in rear
led to over 1f out, not pace of winner final furlong, lost 2nd well inside final furlong
in touch, ridden halfway, outpaced final 2f
chased leader to over 2f out, weakened quickly
In the finale, Wunderbra is the eyecatcher and can extend her winning sequence to three, with Arfinnit, Wendy's Girl, Man Crazy and Ardkeel Lass suggested as her biggest dangers. The selection has been a revelation since July and has now won three of her last four races. She still looked to be on the upgrade when winning at Southwell last time and, with that in mind, looks the one to beat again today. Wendy's Lass has a five-pound turnaround in the weights for the two lengths she finished behind the selection at Southwell, so rates an obvious danger, and another to consider is Arfinnit who, much as he was behind Ardkeel Lass at Bath in July on the same terms as today, does go well at this track, a similar comment applying to Man Crazy, who has a couple of lengths to find with Arfinnit based on August Bath form. For us, these form the shortlist of possibles for this race, even though Bella Boy Zee could be given a squeak based on her Doncaster win in July, but two poor runs since have made us look elsewhere for the selection. And it has led us Wunderbra, who, unsurprisingly, seems to like being out in front, and can give punters a lift by winning the finale.
