slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong to take 3rd post
behind in touch over 2f, soon beaten
behind and in touch for over 2f, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no progress and soon one pace
behind, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened
held up and behind, headway 2f out, one paced from over 1f out, not troubled leaders
in touch, ridden along over 2f out, no headway and weakened 1f out
led narrowly, 2 lengths clear over 1f out, no extra under pressure and headed towards finish
in touch, chased leader over 2f out, stayed on steadily final furlong to lead near finish
Safranine may be the one here, with Ryan's Quest and Song Koi the ones to give her most to do. This is a poor race indeed, with duck-eggs all over the place, but the recent second of Safranine augurs well for Ann Stokell's mare, as that was her first outing since running on Turf in July. Although she was never going to get to Hammer Of The Gods last time, she will come on for the run and is undoubtedly well treated compared to form of old. Ryan's Quest has deteriorated and has not been seen since August, and the fact that he is a danger shows just how bad this race is. Song Koi is relatively lightly-raced and has a race in her judged on her close second in maiden company at Newcastle in September. The rest are woeful, and the pin comes down on Safranine.