held up, headway 6f out, chased leaders over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f
chased leader, slight lead over 4f out, soon headed and weakened
mid-division until weakened over 5f out
close up, outpaced 3f out, shaken up and stayed on again inside final furlong
close up until weakened under pressure over 2f out
in touch, ridden to press leaders over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch to halfway, well behind final 5f
behind and never near leaders
behind, ridden and struggling final 4f
held up in mid-division, headway on inner over 5f out, let inside final 3f, ridden and kept on well until headed well inside final furlong
held up towards rear, steady headway 6f out, challenged on bit 2f out, pushed along to lead well inside final furlong, readily
chased leaders, close up and ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
behind, headway 6f out, ridden to chase leaders over 3f out, one pace final 2f
in touch, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
A tough bumper rounds off the card and as usual with all these events the market will be very informative, however the principals look to be Blazing Guns, Florida Dream and Shadow River and we will side with Blazing Guns. The four year old is a well bred gelding by Un Desperado who got a favourable mention in a recent stable tour and he is taken to score. Shadow River is a gelding by Over The River From a top yard and is worth noting in the market but he is bred to be suited by a sterner test of stamina. Florida Dream is a gelding by Florida Run but his stable are not known for winners in this sphere. Finely Tuned is from a yard that has a fair record in these races and should be noted. Of those to have run Be My Valentine was a fair fourth behind Queen Soraya and is sure to improve but in a wide open affair we are happy to side with Blazing Guns.
