steadied start, pulled hard and held up in rear, good headway on outside over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, soon clear
prominent, hampered and snatched up after 1f, stayed prominent, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
made most, ridden 2f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong
chased leaders, effort on inner and driven entering final furlong, not quicken
chased leaders, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
dwelt, held up in touch, effort over 1f out, no impression final furlong
took keen hold, in touch to halfway
Pesquera gets the nod over Heidi's Dash, Latin Express and Befitting, with Dragon Slayer also worth a mention. Pesquera's two outings on Turf were both over six furlongs, but she appears to have bags of speed, and the decision to drop her back to the minimum for her Polytrack debut may reap dividends. She looks a ready-made winner anyway on her third to Hanseatic League at Windsor, and if leaving stall one handy, can make all. Heidi's Dash shaped very well when fourth to Jewel In The Sand no less at Sandown in May and, if not for her absence since then, she would be more fancied. She will be placed to good effect though, and could turn out to be a lot better than the average all-weather maiden. Latin Express was well backed here midweek but had the misfortune to run into Grand Show, Walter Swinburn's first winner. Highly rated at home, he is another to keep on the right side of. Befitting comes from a stable that excels with its juveniles, while Dragon Slayer has to improve markedly in this company. A good maiden can go to Pesquera who can make the most of her speed.
