towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some headway final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace
behind, not much room after a furlong, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
in touch, ridden halfway, soon chased winner, one pace final furlong
made all, ridden over 2f out, kept on well final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened close home
mid-division, headway to chase winner over 1f out, soon one pace
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
Rockburst and Strathtay have both shown promise from limited opportunities but Mick Channon looks to have found a suitable opportunity for Evanesce to finally open her account and the daughter of Lujain gets the vote. The selection has shown a consistent level of form in all four of her starts giving the indication that a step up to this trip would suit and she gets the vote. Rockburst stepped up on her debut effort to chase home Indibraun at Doncaster last month in similar company and has to be respected, while Strathtay ran promisingly on her debut at Ripon and should appreciate today's longer trip. Stablemate Chicago Nights looks the Haslam second string and of more interest may be David Barron's Almost Perfect, especially now that the yard is back among the winners. Dixie Queen and newcomer Eminence Gift are others worthy of a mention but Evanesce looks to have a straightforward task and gets the vote.