raced against far side rail, made all, shaken up inside final furlong, tired near finish, held on gamely
chased leaders until weakened quickly halfway, virtually pulled up final 2f
chased leaders, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, kept on well towards finish, always just held
chased winner to over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, ridden on outer halfway, soon struggling
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out
held up, headway 2f out, kept on under pressure from over 1f out, never going pace to reach leading pair
A fairly tightly-knit bunch and it's hard to be dogmatic in making a selection but we'll opt for Our Gamble ahead of La Coruna. The selection showed a very good level of form last season, winning at Sandown before running respectably over six furlongs in the Woodcote Stakes at Epsom. The downsides are that she has not raced for 331 days or on going this soft. Turning to the others. Michael Jarvis's Autumn Pearl came good on the all-weather over five furlongs last time and should be improving, as should the beautifully-bred Bread Of Heaven, who came good on her final run last year at Redcar. Cusco was quite highly-tried towards the end of lasts season and, to be fair, whilst doing quite well, seemed better at a longer trip. Smart sprinter Deportivo's half-sister, La Coruna, won both her races well last season, but now drops back in trip and has never raced on going this slow. Dolce Piccata, who both receive four pounds from their rivals, also did well at two and cannot be dismissed from things either. Overall, though, we will side with Our Gamble.
