dwelt, in touch, headway over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
led, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace
Rojina finished third over 6f here last month but has gone backwards in a couple of subsequent starts. She still makes more appeal than both Sand By Me and Kimbelle given that pair have shown nothing so far but EQUIJADE will not need to be anything out of the ordinary to make a winning start. Out of a prolific mare, she can boast eight winning relatives including Secondo, a winning sprinter on the all-weather, and gets the nod.
Sand By Me 100-1 (9-5) Dwelt, in rear, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 15 1/2l behind Quatrieme Ami (9-5) at Windsor 5f mdn stks (5) gs in Oct.
Equijade Equiano filly out of Royal Jade.
Kimbelle 66-1 (8-1) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 10, 22l behind Beleave (8-1) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (6) pol in Jan.
Rojina (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Led, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 10 1/4l behind Buying Trouble (8-8) at Kempton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.