mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
led 1f, remained handy, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always in rear
close up, ridden to chase leader 2f out, carried head high, edged left, driven to lead near finish
led 5f out, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra near finish
squeezed out start, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, headway to chase leaders over 4f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced mid-division, pushed along halfway, one pace final 2f
always in rear
raced wide, always towards rear
mid-division, ridden when not much room 2f out, never troubled leaders
A dreadful contest from a punting perspective and Azuree is only a token selection in a race that will not live long in the memory. Baileys Applause and Just Cliff have claims at the weights and merit a second look in the betting. However, neither are reliable performers and punters take their lives in their hands in trusting either of these two with anything more than the bare minimum for stakes. Therefore, we turn to Azuree, who has at least won a race recently and looks by far the best of a bad bunch. The daughter of Almutawakel has a fair bit of experience for a two-year-old and has dropped to a handy mark after an initial high of 77 proved a little restricting. Azuree won a similar contest in good style last time and she will be very hard to beat with only a similar in today's company.
