chased leaders over 4f out
slowly into stride, outpaced
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up, outpaced halfway, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, nearest finish
always in rear
held up in rear, ran on final furlong, never nearer
close up, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra
held up, never dangerous
held up, stumbled over 4f out, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong
with leader to well over 1f out
dwelt, soon in touch, ridden and every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken final furlong
squeezed start, soon in touch, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, headway halfway, weakened over 1f out (hand-timed)
Blakeshall Quest is the pick over Medusa, Lady Justice and Gojo to name but three. Blakeshall Quest lines up as the form horse, having won two of her last three outings, and with Darryll Holland back in the plate, has leading claims. She has been performing with credit on the all-weather, and as her trainer pointed out that she needs soft ground to be seen to best effect on Turf, the recent rain can only add to our confidence in the four-year-old who will come out of stall four. Medusa is drawn on the stands side and has an absence to overcome, along with joint topweight, but showed a bit of ability last season and can go well on her return with Johnny Murtagh booked to ride. Lady Justice is a similar sort but has a low draw that might help, while Gojo, who fared best of the stands side group on her handicap debut over the track and trip a fortnight ago, is another to consider. She makes appeal as an each-way chance, but Blakeshall Quest is preferred as the likely winner.