prominent, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
always prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, ran on
held up, headway over 4f out, led well over 1f out, ridden out
slowly into stride, outpaced, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never near leaders
with leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
hampered on inside soon after start, some headway on outside over 2f out, soon struggling
in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
A very poor division of this maiden to finish the card, where Reg Hollinshead¿s Victory Flip may again provide the answer, in a race where small stakes are recommended. Deco Lady and Rich Dancer may also be good enough to claim places. The selection is only a tentative one, based on a decent draw and the fact that he gets the trip and is proven on the surface. He has not been able to produce the same effort in handicaps since being raised 5lb for finishing a short-head second here in July, but a reproduction of that effort might just about be good enough. Deco Lady¿s form has been rated of similar ability to that of the selection, but she has been finishing some way short of her rivals in recent races, including here last time out. However, this drop in trip will certainly help where that is concerned and the reapplication of the visor might also produce a better effort, so she is not discounted lightly. Of the remainder, Rich Dancer has the considerable assistance of Joe Fanning here. Again, his form is far from inspirational, but he will be better suited by this seven furlongs, has a useful draw and can get much closer this time. Even so, in an awful contest, our tentative selection is Victory Flip.
