prominent, ridden 4f out, outpaced over 3f out, stayed on over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened 1f out
started slowly, behind, ridden 7f out, headway over 4f out, weakened 3f out
took keen hold in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out
held up, headway over 6f out, ridden 3f out, one pace final furlong
pulled hard, led for 1f, saddle soon slipped, lost place 5f out, soon behind
held up in touch, weakened over 6f out
in touch, went 2nd 7f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra
held up, headway under pressure over 3f out, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on
prominent for 5f
Blueberry Rhyme gets the vote here ahead of Multahab, Inching and Victory Flip. The selection is the best of these to have acquired a mark, being rated 68. He has been knocking at the door lately and a repeat of his second to Polish Emperor over course and distance last time would give him a great chance of winning. Victory Flip has been knocking at the door, with form equating to around the low-50s mark. Curiously, he showed promise over today's trip as a juvenile and reverts to it for only the fourth time in 23 starts.Multahab, Tatweer and Cloudless all have place shouts if following literal handicap marks, the best of the three possibly being Gay Kelleway's Multahab, who drops back to five furlongs after a couple of runs at six. Tatweer also drops to five furlongs, although in his case it is his first try at the distance. Diaphonous seems to struggle to get home as she is a keen racer. Heyward Place certainly has speed in her pedigree so the market should be watched for clues. Inching ought to be better than she has shown and it would be no surprise to see her competitive here. Lake Eyre seemed to improve last time out but the form is at a modest level and more will be nedded again. Overall, though, Blueberry Rhyme seems the best option.
