chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led 1f, stayed prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not trouble winner
broke well, outpaced over 4f out, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous
slowly into stride, led 5f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
Xhosa confirmed the merit of a pleasing introduction when runner-up in similar company on Lingfield's equitrack surface last week and sets the standard. Royal Fashion shaped promisingly on her debut when a staying-on second in a seller over 5f late last month. Andrew Reid's charge will appreciate the extra furlong but this is a tougher heat while Flake takes a drop in class and is open to further improvement.