keen, held up in touch, challenged winner, ridden and every chance from 2f out, unable to quicken near finish
keen, tracked winner, ridden and challenged winner and every chance 2f out, unable to quicken near finish
made all, pressed from 4f out, soon ridden, stayed on gamely all out
slow into stride, pulled hard, held up, hung right from 6f out, headway 5f out to join winner, soon ridden, weakened 3f out
close up, pushed along 4f out weakened over 2f out.
A closely matched quintet are set to pit their skills against each other and Seraph is only a tentative choice to edge out Leophin Dancer and Wayward Melody, who come into the race with similar profiles from their efforts this season. Sweet Reflection on the other hand has been struggling to get home and, like Ersaal, she will need to post an improved effort to come out on top this afternoon. Therefore, it may be better to concentrate the search for value on Seraph, as he has been holding his form well in this sort of grade and deserves a change of fortune after some credible placed efforts since the turn of the year. Like Leophin Dancer and Wayward Melody, the four-year-old has been mixing his racing between both codes over the last few months and has already proved his stamina for this trip. However, Seraph holds the edge over his rivals when it comes down to a turn of foot and he can put it to good use here as he is sure to be delivered smoothly by Darryll Holland when push comes to shove near the finish.
