towards rear, kept on over 1f out, never dangerous
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
always prominent, ridden to lead well inside final furlong
chased leaders until ridden and weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, not reach leaders
chased leaders until ridden and weakened well over 2f out
mid-division until ridden and weakened over 2f out
never better than mid-division
chased leaders over 5f
slowly into stride, headway after 2f, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
towards rear, outpaced from halfway, soon ridden, never nearer
slowly into stride, always in rear
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (wore cheek pieces)
led, ridden over 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra close home
raced keen, held up in rear, never a factor
chased leaders over 5f, eased final furlong
never better than mid-division
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out
A very competitive handicap to finish off the day. Desert Fury has been a victim of his own consistency, but has now dropped to just 1lb higher than his highest winning mark. On ground that he will handle, he has to enter calculations despite top weight. Definite Guest would prefer a faster surface and Marlo's two worst runs have both been on good to soft, so on that basis he can be ruled out. Siouxsie Sioux will appreciate the trip, but the ground is not ideal for her and she looks to be exposed at present. Teofilio loves the trip and would have to come into it based on his win at Brighton on good to soft in June, and though he has been out of form since he is now on his way down the weights and cannot be ruled out. Swynford Welcome is another who won't mind the ground, but she too looks exposed since her last win. Conditions are against Halcyon Magic and so the TEAMtalk vote goes to recent course and distance winner Fig Leaf. The filly made all to win that race on soft ground and should therefore again relish underfoot conditions here. She does have to shoulder a 6lb penalty for that success, but now with everything in her favour here she should be good enough.