tracked leader, ridden well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway on outside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders on outside, disputed lead 4f out until over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, in rear, some headway 4fout, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
led, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, pushed along to lead 1f out, ridden and ran on well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in touch until halfway, tailed off
An awful contest which should concern those who at least have previous experience, namely Champuloc, Gay Romance and Intimate Friend, and we take the latter to score. Gay Kelleway's filly has plenty in hand on these on official ratings and it will be interesting to see how she handles this surface on her first attempt. Her trainer has a good record at the track though and knows what it takes and in a race we could ponder all day, we will take a chance on her to small stakes. Both Champuloc and Gay Romance also have ability and have contested better races than this in their time. The air can go well, though perhaps with experience on softer ground in Ireland, Champuloc can get the better of that battle. Little else makes any appeal and our tentative choice here is Intimate Friend.
