towards rear, headway halfway, chance entering final furlong, kept on under pressure
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
raced along stands' side, never dangerous
towards rear, pushed along halfway, soon not much room, switched left and effort entering final furlong, kept on under pressure
chased leaders, led over 1f out, headed and no extra entering final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
towards rear, pushed along and headway halfway, one-paced final furlong
in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
behind from halfway
in touch, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace
led, pushed along halfway, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
with leader, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
Plenty of these come here with strong chances and pinning down the winner is no easy task. Columbine has hinted at a return to form of late and is respected now that her stable a showing signs of a revival. Hout Bay also has strong claims on this season's efforts and although he is 4lb higher than his best winning rating - there could still be more to come from him. Goretski has at last got his ground but will need to work hard from his low draw if recent statistics about the stalls continue to favour the higher numbers. He has also become an expensive horse to follow for win only purposes and the energy he expends in the early stages may set him up for finding one too good in a finish again. Viewforth and Fangio's Quest have place claims but the TEAMtalk vote just goes to William's Well, who would be very hard to beat on the pick of his past form. A truly run five furlongs should be ideal for him and he has a decent chance of reversing last month's form with Hout Bay on these terms.
