tracked leader, led over 3f out, soon ridden, headed and no extra over 1f out
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and effort 2f out, one pace final furlong
missed break, soon mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on strongly
stumbled start, soon in touch, ridden and effort over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach winner
held up in rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression
in touch, pushed along and dropped rear halfway, soon behind
towards rear, pushed along and headway 3f out, soon ridden and one pace
in touch, pushed along 5f out, weakened quickly 4f out, virtually pulled up final 3f
There are plenty of duck eggs here which means sifting out the winner should not be too hard. Mick Channon's Tass Heel showed improved form at Yarmouth to finish second on his return to a mile and six furlongs, but the fact remains that he is still without a win in 11 starts. Fast Cindy is also still a maiden, and could not quite score in a weak event at Yarmouth last time, while Decisive looks very one paced but shaped quite well when stepped up in trip at Sandown. All in all, the TEAMtalk selection has to be Affaire d'Amour who did not get the best of luck in running at Goodwood in what was a better class affair than this. Prior to that Sir Mark Prescott's charge had reeled off a hat-trick of wins, and although none were extra special, he should still be good enough to defy topweight.