raced wide, in touch, ridden 2f out, soon one pace
tracked leaders, not much room 2f out, soon weakened
with leader, led 1f out, ridden out
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace
slowly into stride, towards rear, never nearer
held up, plenty to do and not clear run from over 2f out, until switched right over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
slowly into stride, raced wide and mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f
led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, driven and rallied close home
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, until driven and ran on well inside final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
headway over 5f, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, soon close-up, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
Park Ave Princess and Sonderborg have very similar claims here, but the dark horse could be The Stick, and this one gets our vote. Mick Channon's filly has got a fair handicap mark after running moderately in three maidens on the turf last season. In each of those events the jockey didn't give her a hard time, and as she is by Singspiel we expect her to improve with age. The best recent form is provided by Park Ave Princess who chased home Joy And Pain over course and distance a fortnight ago. She is a model of consistency and deserves to win a race of this nature. The same applies to Sonderborg who has been knocking on the door in recent events here and at Wolverhampton. Of the others Sonderborg's stable-mate Kryssa could be anything after winning a five furlong maiden here last time, but we are looking for value here and The Stick may just provide it.