led first furlong, remained in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened final 2 furlongs
close up, led 3f out, edged right and ran on final furlong
led briefly 10f out, remained in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden over 4f out, no impression
always towards rear
in touch, led 9f out, headed 3f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, rallied and stayed on inside final furlong
held up, smooth headway over 3f out, shaken up and effort approaching final furlong, unable to quicken inside final furlong
keen, held up, ridden over 2f out kept on one pace
A very difficult race to solve with five course and distance winners in the field. Slight preference goes to the consistent Kylkenny who despite never winning off such a high mark is running so well of late he should be too strong for his rivals at a track where he has won seven times. The in-form Paul Webber sends his Ginko back here after scoring well last time out. He has gone up slightly in the weights but the manner of his victory suggested there was more to come this season from this son of Pursuit Of Love and this distance of 11f could be the key. An interesting runner here is the David Loder-trained Westbound Road who has the assistance of Kieren Fallon. A lazy individual he needs strong handling but if handling this trip then he should put up a good account of himself. Mi Odds won two claimers here recently and looks fairly weighted to run well here. If his last run can be ignored when he was eased when beaten then this 11 furlong trip could suit for his in-form stable. Bhutan ran well in a hurdle race on Monday and won last time out on the AW when he was cleverly ridden to a narrow victory. He will find things tougher here off a higher mark but is an in-form horse who could surprise the better fancied horses.
