chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no impression
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, ran on well inside final furlong, held towards finish
tracked leaders, smooth headway over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, held on under pressure towards finish
led until ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, effort when not clear run 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well under pressure final furlong
held up, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, led 2f out, soon ridden, headed entering final furlong, no extra
Only the seven runners have been declared to face the starter but is still looks a decent contest with the consistent trio of Polly Plunkett, Honorine and Little Venice all having claims but the vote goes to Aljazeera, who was unlucky to come up against a well handicapped rival in Contractor last time. Ben Hanbury's filly has yet to win a race this term but today could be her turn judged by recent efforts. A close up fourth behind the in-form Pantone at Newmarket in May was followed by that second to Contractor last month and, although raised 3lbs since then, she still looks ahead of the handicapper. Mark Brisbourne¿s Polly Plunkett has been a model of consistency this season and is difficult to rule out entirely but she may be a shade high in the weights now. A similar comment applies to Chris Wall's recent Newmarket scorer Little Venice and a bigger danger to the selection may come from Honorine, who is less exposed than most of these. Brazilian Terrace looks the best of the remainder but Aljazeera should be tough to beat if repeating her latest effort and is taken to defy top weight.
