slowly into stride, behind on outer, switched right towards far side over 3f out, pushed along and ran on well final furlong
in touch on wide outside, ridden halfway, soon weakened
in touch, effort 3f out, soon ridden and weaken 2f out
chased leaders, not quicken 2f out, pushed along and kept on final furlong
well outpaced in rear, pushed along 4f out, headway on wide outside over 1f out, strong run final furlong, led last stride
chased leaders, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
chased leaders, hard ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
started slowly, behind, kept on steadily final furlong, never able to challenge
in touch on outer, hard ridden 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, behind, headway and in mid-division halfway, ridden and edged right over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong
ran green in rear, headway 2f out, never reached leaders and eased final 100 yards
pressed leader, led 3f out, ridden and kept on well final furlong, headed last stride
chased leaders, chased leader 3f out, driven and unable to quicken final furlong
Although Velveteen Rabbit will need to post an improved effort from her debut if she is to go on and fulfil her entry in the Lowther Stakes, she should appreciate this extra furlong and is given the benefit of the doubt here. Fantaisiste and French School are others that are obviously worth monitoring in the betting as they hail from in-form yards, so money for either can be considered significant. Not many of the rest with experience have really caught the eye as yet, with Hidden Chance possibly the best of the bunch at this stage. The daughter of Hernando missed the kick on her debut and basically ran out of time in trying to wear down the leaders thereafter. Like a number of the rest though, she should have learnt from the experience and she could at least make the frame in a race where the majority are likely to need further. This includes the selection, who being by Singspiel out of a Nashwan mare, should make up into a nice three-year-old. However, she had a number of excuses on her debut for her run and, considering that she was not beaten by far after a slow start, it may be prudent to dismiss it as a slight blot on her record. Therefore, in summary, Velveteen Rabbit is selected in the hope that the step up in trip and previous experience can bring about the desired improvement tonight.
