led for 3f, stayed close up, led 7f out to 6f out, weakened and well behind final 4f
tracked leaders, led 10f out to 7f out, weakened and well behind final 4f
in touch, effort to chase winner over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
tracked leaders, led 5f out to 4f out, weakened quickly
behind, well behind halfway, no danger after
mid-division, weakened and well behind final 4f
in touch, led 6f to 5f out, led again over 4f out, pushed along and stayed on well final 2f
behind, headway and in touch 6f out, weakened over 4f out
led after 3f to 10f out, weakened rapidly and tailed off from halfway
held up towards rear, steady headway from halfway, tracked leading pair over 3f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division, weakened and well behind final 4f
behind, headway 6f out, weakened 4f out
in mid-division, ridden along 6f out, weakened 4f out
The usual cliches about watching the market have to be reiterated here as races like this are always going to be a minefield for punters. Therefore, Stock Dove is only a tentative choice to lead her rivals home. Of the rest with experience: Zaffre didn't really progress from her debut and is probably best avoided under her penalty, whereas Emerald Express put in a cracking display on her debut despite getting loose in the preliminaries. However, she may have her own ideas and it may be prudent to leave support for her until late to see how she settles. Of the newcomers, Kingsbay is held in high regard and it will be interesting to see how much support she attracts - with the same comments applying to Lady Lola, whose pedigree suggests she will need a little cut in the ground if she runs to type. Therefore, Stock Dove may be the safest option in a very tricky finale to the card at Folkestone.
