made vitrually all, shaken up 2f out, drew clear entering final furlong, heavily eased final 100 yards
took keen hold, held up towards rear, ran on final furlong, never near leaders (lame)
outpaced towards rear, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
mid-division until weakened 2f out
raced on outer, pressed leaders halfway, chased winner 2f out, until approaching final furlong one pace
slowly into stride, always behind
close up, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong
chased winner to halfway, weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
soon pressed leaders, chased winner briefly over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway 2f out, ran on to take 3rd well inside final furlong
in touch, ridden halfway, one pace final 2f
The David Loder-trained Aleutian will not have to be anything out of the ordinary to get off the mark on this his belated debut. However, he has obviously had his share of problems and a sensible approach should be taken when assessing the offer available on this, as yet, unraced four-year-old. Therefore, a more exciting option may come in the shape of Backlash, who ran an eye-catching race before fading close home on here latest start here. Tony Carrol's charge lost her chance with a slow start on that occasion but showed a good attitude to get involved in the race late on. Of the others, Oboe, Tanaffus and Horizontal are ones to note in running, whilst it will take a significant amount of support for Nossenko to give her the benefit of the doubt after a woeful effort when gambled on when making her racecourse debut last month. So, in race that makes limited appeal for punting purposes Backlash is selected as the sporting bet while a saver on Aleutian may be prudent if the prices permit.
