towards rear, ridden 3f out, never dangerous
slowly away, always behind and pushed along
with leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, staying on when not much room, nearest at finish
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
led, ridden over 2f out, headed final furlong, one pace
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
chased leaders until lost place over 2f out
Piccolomini, Consider This and Port d'Argent are three to consider here and the vote is given to Consider This. The selection ran well when third behind Russian Revolution at Ayr last time and she proved that day that she can handle these conditions. She is beginning to look a little exposed but may be up to winning a race of this nature. Piccolomini rates the main danger but this colt from the Mark Johnston yard may be worth taking on here. His yard have done much better this season with first-time-out 2-year-old's, but if he shows any signs of greenness here then he could be be found out, and at the likely odds he is probably worth opposing on his debut. Similar comments would apply to Port D'Argent, and the suspicion is that she may be slightly better over further in time, so again she may be best watched on her debut. Of the remainder, Woolsack made a pleasing debut at Doncaster when fifth behind Tasdeed, so he is another worth considering, but for the winner we return to Consider This.
