slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong
went left start, led to halfway, ridden and effort over 1f out, no extra final furlong
went right start, in touch, led halfway, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong
behind, outpaced halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, never nearer
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never troubled leaders
behind until ridden final 2f, never able to challenge
hampered start, always towards rear
went right start, chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, soon weakened
went right start, always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon behind and outpaced
with leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden and outpaced 2f out, soon beaten
For this contest the shortlist consists of Playful Dane, Catch The Cat, Musical Fair, Mirasol Princess and Scottish Exile, with the vote going to Musical Fair. The selection is the only course and distance winner in the line-up and, given that she is racing from a mark that is just two pounds above a winning one, well, she is entitled to go well. Playful Dane is also a course winner, comes here in good form and, with a very good five-pound claimer booked, can also have a case built for him. Catch The Cat comes into things based on the fact that his three-pound claimer brings him back to a winning mark, while Mirasol Princess won from a higher mark than today's as a juvenile and looked to be heading into form last time. Add into the mix Scottish Exile, who is just two-pounds above a winning mark and you can tell that the race is competitive, A word should also be said about Fyodor. He is lightly raced and open to a deal of improvement but the question is, is five furlongs on this type of track too sharp for him? Once again, then, for the selection we return to Musical Fair.
