soon led and clear, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened and eased
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace
held up, hung left from over 1f out, no impression
held up, ridden 2f out, no impression on leaders
led early, led again over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
Ginger Princess is an interesting contender however preference is for ALBERO DI GIUDA ahead of Hallingdal and Romantic Verse. The selection made her UK debut last time out at the track but she was un-fancied and failed to make much of an impact. However she should have come on for that first run after a break and this multiple winner is surely better than we saw last time; her mark has edged down to 75 which may not be enough, but nevertheless a big run is expected. Hallingdal ran well in defeat last time and will be suited today if there is a better pace on, whilst Romantic Verse is a course and distance winner and she is now just 3lb above her highest winning mark. Leading Edge has four wins to her name but they have all been over shorter and today's trip must be a slight worry, so a bigger threat may be Montiboli who represents a trainer who is at the top of his game at the moment. A tight handicap, but the longer trip may see improvement from top-weight Albero Di Giuda who is selected.
Albero di Giuda (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Held up in 4th, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 11l behind Harry Up (9-3) at W'hampton 5f clm (6) pol in Jan.
Hallingdal (UAE) 9-4 (9-7) Held up in touch, ridden 2f out, effort approaching 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd near finish, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Moon Crystal (9-0) at Kempton 1m fll hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Leading Edge (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and lost place over 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Distinctly Game (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Ginger Princess (IRE) 20-1 (7-8) Slowly into stride and always behind, virtually pulled up from 2f out, tailed off, last of 16, well behind Impossible Dream (9-1) at Leopardstown 7f hcp 0-100 sft in Aug.
Montiboli (IRE) 17-2 (9-0) Led early, chased leaders over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 7l behind Cornus (9-0) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Romantic Verse 16-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden and not much room over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 12l behind Dark Tara (8-8) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.