reared start, towards rear, ridden over 2f out and in touch, no headway over 1f out
led 3f, tracked leader after, led again over 2f out, joined over 1f out, ran on gamely and held on
mid-division, headway to chase winner 2f out, joined winner over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just held
pulled hard towards rear, headway 2f out, ran on well to take 3rd final furlong, not trouble leaders
tracked leaders to over 4f out, weakened quickly
held up towards rear, ridden and weakened quickly 2f out , soon tailed off
held up in touch to over 2f out, one pace
held up, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened
started slowly, in rear, never a factor
tracked leader, led after 3f to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
There was a lot to like about the way Silver Bark stuck to her task when winning her maiden over course and distance last month and she can halt the winning run of Our Kes with a similar effort today. Aggravation was also a winner last time and is entitled to plenty of respect. But like Just A Try, this trip has found her out in the past and others make more appeal. Our Kes had the race run to suit when brushing aside a 9lb higher mark here at the end of last month. However, a further 5lb rise does him no favours whatsoever this afternoon and, with the weights swinging the balance in the favour of Silver Bark, the rest appear to be up against it this afternoon. Therefore, this appears to be a good opportunity for Ed Dunlop to strike again with an in-form filly that can get one over on the boys if she is in the mood.