tracked leader, led after 3f, headed over 5f out, ridden and soon behind
mid-division, steady headway 6f out, went second over 3f out, every chance 1f out, weakened close home
keen and prominent, ridden 6f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, ran on to get up close home
tracked leaders, weakened 7f out, soon behind
prominent, ridden and weakening when hanging final 2f
held up in rear, headway over 3f out but soon beaten
held up towards rear, moderate headway 3f out,never dangerous
towards rear and never dangerous
slowly into stride, raced mid-division, headway over 7f out, led over 3f out, ridden 2f out, caught on line
led, headed after 3f, led again over 5f out, headed over 3f out, soon weakened
in touch to halfway
Another wide open contest here but the principals look to be Aleron, Nightwatchman and Smoothie and the confident vote goes to Aleron. The five year old from the John Quinn yard was a good third behind Sudden Flight last time out and a reproduction of that effort would make him hard to beat. Nightwatchman rates the main danger he was a fair fourth behind Misternando last time out and that form has since been franked so he has definite place claims. Smoothie could also go well in won a seller in good style last time out but that was over a shorter trip and he may not be as effective over as trip this far. Of the remainder Ambersong is another in form but she to is not proven over the trip so the confident vote goes to Aleron.