made all, ducked right before 13th, shaken up turning for home, ridden and reduced lead home straight, faced challenge closing stages but ran on
tracked leader, mistake 12th, pushed along turning for home, ridden and ran on well home straight, edged left but challenged close home, just held
RAPID FLIGHT will have to give weight away to his sole rival but punters know that he’s taken well to fencing with three victories from his four starts on this track, with the last pair obtaining over today’s distance. All About Joe has raced over staying trips in the past but his ability to handle the prevailing going has to rate as something of an unknown. As ever, the market is likely to offer the best pre-race clues as to the confidence of connections.
Rapid Flight 7-4fav (12-4) Soon led, jumped well, pushed out run-in, stayed on well, readily, won at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Dee Star (10-10) by 4 3/4l, 6 ran.
All About Joe (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Towards rear, not fluent 9th, pushed along in last 10th, headway 13th, mistake next, struggling 4 out, 5th of 7, 14 1/2l behind Charlie Uberalles (10-10) at Perth 3m hcp (3) gd in Jun.
