dwelt, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, never reach leaders
slowly into stride, behind, ridden halfway, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous
led to halfway, soon weakened
prominent, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, ridden halfway, edged left over 1f out, stayed on
with leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, hung right and led halfway, ridden over 1f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened
prominent, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
Speed Cop may be the answer to another tricky race for punters to call and she gets the vote ahead of Continent and Russian Valour. The selection was not beaten far when 9th behind Atlantic Viking in a blanket finish at Epsom last time. She is a consistent sort with plenty of speed and at the likely odds she could be the value in the race. Continent has got an obvious chance as he met trouble in running when beaten in a better race than this last time, but he had previously shown a good level of form to defeat Bishops Court and it will be a surprise if he is once again not in the frame here. Russian Valour won the Group 3 Norfolk Stakes at Ascot, and although he has since been a little disappointing, he is dropped in grade here and has to be respected. Dragon Flyer is another that has plenty of ability, but he may just find a couple too good in this grade and for the winner we return to Speed Cop.
