soon led, a hard ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, still every chance 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
held up wide,in touch, chased leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, all out towards finish
dwelt, held up towards rear,headway 2f out, every chance 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up rear, headway over 2f out wide, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leaders, lost place 3f out, not clear run over 1f out, inside final furlong not able to challenge
pulled hard in touch, under pressure 3f out, weakend 2fout, soon tailed off
in touch, outpaced 2f out, kept on again final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 2fout, not clear run approaching final furlong, ran on well close home
track leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, every chance of a 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Feather Boa is a course winner here, looks to be on a fair mark and is fancied as the value bet in what looks to be a trappy handicap; Golden Heart and Princess Speedfit should provide the sternest opposition. Top weight Golden Heart won her maiden in good style at Salisbury and although she failed to live up to that form in handicap company on her only subsequent start, this is probably an easier race and she is almost certainly better than that bare form suggests. Princess Speedfit has a six pound penalty for winning a classified stakes at Windsor last time, but she overcame some trouble in running that day and it may not be enough to stop her. However, we believe that better value could lie with Feather Boa, who won here as a juvenile, and hinted that her time could be near when fifth under a relatively tender ride at Windsor last time. Only two pounds higher than when second to the progressive Unicorn Reward at Leicester last month, Feather Boa should appreciate this trip and looks a good each way bet.
