soon prominent, hard ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace over 1f out
tracked leader, led going well 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon outpaced
behind, effort on rails from 2f out, one pace and no impression
slowly into stride, pulled hard and soon in touch, hard ridden and outpaced final 2f
led, headed 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
switched left from wide draw and held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders, driven along halfway, weakened quickly 3f out, eased and well beaten final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, never in contension
dwelt, soon well behind
raced in mid-division, headway under pressure 2f out, led inside final furlong, comfortable
in mid-division until weakened 2f out
slowly away, behind, kept on under pressure final furlong, nearest finish
raced wide in mid-division until weakened and lost place over 2f out
A large field goes to post for this contest but on closer inspection not many can be given a serious chance of winning and the principals look to be Calculaite, Sylva Royal and Loch Laird with the confident vote going to Calculaite. The selection won easily last time out when defeating Roman The Park and need only reproduce that effort to win again. Sylva Royal rates the main danger as she finished in mid-division in a better race behind Headland last time and is sure to be suited by the drop in grade and longer trip. Loch Laird is another that could go well as he is dropping in grade but he is far from consistent so can not be backed with any confidence. Of the remainder, Taiyo is from a shrewd yard and is worth noting in the market but for the winner we return to the in form Calculaite.