chased leaders, effort over 2f out, one pace final furlong
towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest at finish
never better than mid-division
mid-division, chased along halfway, weakened final furlong
mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, soon behind
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on same pace
prominent, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on until headed close home
in touch, led over 1f out, ridden and hung right approaching final furlong, headed entering final furlong, no extra close home
started slowly, always behind
towards rear, never dangerous
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, hampered when every chance approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, soon chased along, never a factor
towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, not recover
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, hampered soon after, not recover
chased leaders to halfway
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, kept on
towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden to stay on final furlong
A furiously competitive contest that can go to Breaking Shadow, who is selected in preference to Sant Jordi and Wigwam Willie, who are just two of the rest that are going the right way and are open to stacks of improvement. The same can be said for a number of the rest and, but for time constraints, the list of alternative could go on and on. A brief synopsis of a few others to watch out for in the betting includes: Dancing Rose, who improved significantly to get off the mark last time and looks well worth a try at this trip. Misperon has come up against some useful opponents since she won at Pontefract and, as one of the more experienced fillies in the field, could be dangerous to ignore despite a seemingly unfavorable draw. Whereas Musico has been steadily getting the hang of things and will have the option of tracking either side from near the middle of the stalls. Sant Jordi rewarded the support he received before his latest start when scoring at Windsor last month - an effort that looks good as the first two pulled clear of some well regarded types. He has experience of six furlongs and will be very hard to keep out of the frame if he hits the gates running this afternoon. Wigwam Willie represents a much respected trainer/jockey partnership and will no doubt come in for support for that reason alone. His latest start was a much improved performance and he could also go close if he handles the ground. However, he does have form to reverse with Breaking Shadow to overcome and, even though he is 2lb better off for just over a couple of lengths, Richard Fahey's charge still looks to hold the upper hand at this stage.
