led until ridden and headed well over 1f out, soon weakened
mid division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, pushed along 3f out, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on well under pressure to lead final 100 yards
mid division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, outpaced halfway, ridden and some late headway over 1f out, kept on one paced final furlong
in touch, ridden and lost place 2f out, soon beaten
chased leaders, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed and no extra final 100 yards
behind from halfway
chased leaders, lost place after 2f, headway over 3f out, ridden and chance approaching final furlong, kept on one paced
In a race which may not take too much winning, it may be worth taking a chance on Tedeska to get off the mark on her handicap debut, with Beauteous the most likely danger. Mark Johnston's filly has shown some promise in her three starts to date, her best effort coming in her second outing, when she finished second to the useful Ripple Effect at this course. A mark of 58 seems far from harsh for her handicap debut, and with the stable having such a fine year we think she could just prove good enough. Beauteous was a course and distance winner last month and has not been disgraced in his two subsequent starts so he is likely to play a part off a nine pounds higher mark. Of the rest, both Smith N Allan Oils and Astrac hinted at a return to form last time and have each way claims, but Tedeska is the one with most scope here and she gets the vote under Joe Fanning.