chased leaders, effort and hard ridden well over 1f out, no extra final furlong
raced keenly, soon chased leaders, ridden to chase winner from over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
behind, staying on when hampered and switched right to rails over 1f out, kept on but unable to challenge after
prominent on outer, hard ridden and weakened 2f out
close up, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced
made all, shaken up approaching final furlong, hard ridden to hold on near finish
chased winner to over 1f out, weakened under pressure final furlong
behind, ridden and well outpaced from halfway
slowly into stride, always behind, struggling halfway
behind, ridden, headway and switched left to chase winner inside final furlong, strong challenge and hung badly left under pressure well inside final furlong, just failed
A high draw can be a big advantage here and, as such, Melania, who gained some just reward when winning at Wolverhampton last month, is fancied to cope with her 7lb penalty in this company. Bohola Flyer and Intriguing Glimpse head the list of alternatives, although Crewes Miss Isle is also worth a second look as she hails from a yard that have struck a rich vein of form lately and she is no forlorn hope on these terms. However, Melania has the slightly stronger profile and will be ideally suited to this trip. Her rider's 5lb claim will also go some way to easing her task at the weights and, she should go close from the best of the draw; especially with the conditions in her favour as well.