held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway under pressure 2f out, switched right and effort over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong (wore cheek pieces)
held up in rear, headway over 4f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out
mid-division, headway and effort 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong (wore cheek pieces)
in touch, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong (wore cheek pieces)
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
mid-division, pushed along and lost place over 6f out, no danger soon after
towards rear, never dangerous
soon led, ridden over 2f out, stayed on strongly
towards rear, pushed along and headway halfway, ridden and weakened over 6f out
Despite finding it difficult to get his head in front Ian Wood's Rebelle has been a model of consistency this season and rarely runs a bad race. At this level another good performance can be expected, however his consistency has led to him getting little respite from the handicapper and he may once again find one or two too good. Keep Ikis too has been in the grip of the handicapper, however has been running in some decent staying races this season and has to be feared at this level. With her stable in good form at present she offers some value and gets a tentative TEAMtalk vote in a difficult race to work out. Larousse has also been running in better company and will appreciate this drop in class and he too has to be feared here. Another danger is Ela Jay who remains lightly-raced and could easily improve past a few of her rivals.
