slowly into stride, always behind
slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway on outside 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on
chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
soon chased leader, ridden 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
behind, hard driven and headway over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed and weakened final furlong
chased leaders, close up over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened
slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden 2f out, headway to lead approaching final furlong, driven out
The 7lb claim of Adam Kirby aboard Revien could be decisive and he gets the nod over Celadon, while Soul Dance was an eye-catcher on her only start so far and she is definitely worth monitoring in the betting. The last named was unraced as a juvenile and makes limited appeal on pedigree. However, she got within a length of a 63-rated horse on debut and need only run up to that level to figure strongly in this company. Celadon was slowly away on his reappearance and could not muster the speed to close down the winner when they came towards the line. However, the run will have done him good and he too will be hard to keep out of the frame if he is a little sharper from the stalls. However, Revien has some useful form to his name at this sort of level and, with the three-year-old's allowance making his task a lot easier, he has a cracking opportunity to open his account today. Especially when his rider's claim is added into the equation.
Celadon (IRE) 3-1 Dwelt, held up, driven to challenge over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd near finish, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Cut And Dried at Lingfield 5f 3yo mdn (D) pol.
Frenchmans Lodge 14-1 Always in rear, 12th of 14, 11l behind Radlett Lady at Southwell 5f stk (H5) fbs in Jan.
Ravel (IRE) 100-1 Towards rear, effort on inside over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Minimum Bid at Lingfield 6f mdn stk (D3) pol in Jan.
Laconia (IRE) 25-1 Held up, slightly bumped over 3f out, never dangerous, 11th of 12, 16l behind Global Achiever at W'hampton 5f hcp (E3) pol in Nov.
Ryan's Quest (IRE) 66-1 Slowly into stride, outpaced, 9th of 10, 12l behind Global Achiever at Lingfield 5f clm (F3) pol in Jan.
Sapphire Sky 100-1 Chased leader to over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 8l behind Minimum Bid at Lingfield 6f mdn stk (D3) pol in Jan.
Soul Dance 15-2 Behind in touch, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, ran on, held final 100 yards, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Pine Bay at Windsor 6f mdn stk (D3) gf in Sept.