with leaders, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, kept on final furlong
chased leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on well
led, headed over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden and raced over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
towards rear, effort over 3f out, never dangerous
always towards rear
in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on
behind, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
reared start, always behind
chased leaders until over 3f out
Having taken an eternity to open his account, Zorn has now won his last two starts but faces no easy task under a 6lb penalty for a hard-fought success on Thursday and another winner on the same card Shifty Night is preferred, with Legal Set rated the best of the remainder. The selection hails from the in-form yard of a Christine Dunnett and judged by the manor of his length success over Pawan on Thursday he may be able to defy the 6lb penalty. Mark Polglase's Piccleyes would have claims on the pick of his form but has disappointed of late, while Abelard gave little sign for encouragement at Wolverhampton last time but may do better back on the Fibresand. Jalouhar and Largs have been doing their winning in banded stakes races and are likely to find this opposition too tough and a bigger threat may come from Legal Set. Ann Stokell's gelding is well enough treated on his best form but has done most of his racing on the Polytrack. There are no such worries for Shifty Night though and he gets the vote.
Shifty Night (IRE) 11-1 With leaders, led over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Southwell 6f hcp (E3) std beating Pawan by 1l, 10 ran.
Piccleyes 14-1 Prominent on inside, ridden when not much room on rail over 2f out, never near leaders, 9th of 12, 9l behind Hadath at Lingfield 6f clm (F3) pol.
