held up in rear, headway 3f out, quickened to lead final furlong, ran on, comfortably
in touch, ridden and every chance 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leader, led after 3f, ridden 2f out, headed final furlong, one pace
tracked leaders and keen, lost place over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not quicken
led, headed after 3f, stayed prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
As with a lot of classified stakes races this looks to be fairly competitive, with several of the eight runners holding claims on official BHB rating. Yarmouth maiden winner Team-Mate has struggled since that success at the beginning of July and may do so again here as he has to give weight away all round. Paragon Of Virtue, who has yet to live up to his breeding, tackles a new trip today that is not certain to suit being by sprinter Cadeaux Genereux. There should be no problems on that score for Star Member, who steps up to 1m4f having won his maiden over two furlongs shorter. The Alan Jarvis-trained son of Hernando is less exposed than most and has to be respected but the TEAMtalk vote goes to another three-year-old, namely Sloe Gin. John Dunlop's filly has yet to win a race but claim close to doing so at Bath last month, when showing a liking for middle distances. Open to further improvement and in receipt of all the allowances she gets the nod.