slowly into stride, always behind
close up, under pressure over 2f out, kept on same pace, never able to challenge
made virtually all, ridden clear over 1f out, very comfortable inside final furlong
held up in touch over 2f out, not paced to trouble leaders
held up behind, headway 2f out, kept on well final furlong, nearest finish
tracked winner, effort 2f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out
held up behind, ridden over 2f out and soon beaten
prominent, ridden 2f out, soon beaten
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up behind, under pressure over 2f out, kept on one pace, never nearer
held up towards rear, ridden and no headway from over 2f out
took keen hold in touch, under pressure and weakened over 2f out
in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
always behind and eased over 1f out
prominent until ridden and weakened over 2f out
started slowly, towards rear, moderate late headway over 1f out, never nearer
In another extremely tough race, Den's Joy just gets the vote ahead of Ash Monn, Zafarshah, Archirondel and Learned Lad. Having disappointed in her recent outings on the all-weather, Den's Joy bounced back to form on turf when third behind a couple of unexposed three-year-olds in a fillies' handicap at Yarmouth last time. Darryll Holland is on board here, but the key factor in giving her the nod is that she has won four times at Windsor in the past, so seems sure to give us a good run for our money. Ash Moon is an interesting contender on her first start for Willie Musson. Formerly trained by Karl Burke, she was second in Listed company as a juvenile so is potentially 'thrown in' off a mark of 59 here. However, she may be just best watched for the time being, although any strong market support could suggest otherwise. Learned Lad ran well enough when third at Folkestone last time, having previously won on Polytrack at Lingfield, and is another for the shortlist. Others include Zafarshah and Archirondel, second and fourth in a similarly competitive race at Thirsk last time, with the latter just fancied to reverse the form, having been drawn high that day and pushed wide on the bend. College Delinquent, Tiger Tops, Shore Vision and Lobos would all have good claims on their all-weather form, but it remains to be seen how they will fare on returning to turf.
