chased leader until inside final furlong, soon no extra and hung right
driven along soon after start, chased leaders 2f
chased leaders, driven along 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
in rear, ridden along over 4f out, never near leaders
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
pulled hard, tracked leaders, lost place halfway
prominent, ridden 2f out, beaten when hampered well inside final furlong
in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, never troubled leaders
led, ridden clear 2f out, caught well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up, headway on inside when not clear run over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, won going away
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
chased leaders over 2f
very slowly away, always in rear
In a modest event, Mind Alert is selected ahead of Teyaar and Dark Moon. Majestical has dropped to a mark from which he ought to be competitive but he has a wide draw to overcome. The drop in trip will have to stoke up Layed Back Rocky if he is to get competitive today, while Mind Alert has plenty of recent placings from around today's mark of late and can be expected to be thereabouts again. Teyaar, Grand View and Must Be Keen represent what amounts to solid Banded Stakes form and can all be considered, while Navigation is well-weighted based on his best 2005 form and, much as he has been disappointing of late, first-time headgear could help the cause. Dark Moon showed a bit more sparkle last time and cannot be ruled out of some money, but the others have something to prove at present. All of which returns us to the selection, which is Mind Alert.
