soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace
dwelt, behind, headway over 1f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on final furlong
slow into stride, always behind
held up behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leader, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, onepaced final furlong
Forceful tactics usually win the day at Thirsk and, as Laconia is adaptable with her style of running, she may be able to bounce out of the gates and throw down enough of a challenge to enable her to reverse the form to Buy On The Red, who failed to live up to his billing as a 72-rated horse when he was short-headed in an ordinary race at Lingfield last month. Imperium is another to consider as he is sure to run his race as one of the most exposed runners in the field - while any support for True Magic should not be dismissed as she is open to improvement and has a useful claimer booked in the shape of Dave Allan. However, Laconia appeals at the likely prices as she has already confirmed that she has trained on after a couple of luckless runs this season. Therefore, it will be no surprise to see her jockey send her on early to keep her out of trouble in a bid to run the finish out of her rivals today.
