held up, effort 3f out, soon one pace
behind, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never nearer
in touch, ridden and headway when carried left over 1f out, soon led, ran on
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
behind, ridden 3f out, not clear run 2f out, kept on final furlong, never reached leaders
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on not reach leaders
held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
in touch, not clear run and switched left 2f out, soon ridden, not clear run again 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakening when not much room over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
soon prominent, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, behind, keeping on when not clear run inside final furlong, never dangerous
slowly into stride, behind, soon switched left, ridden 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
A very hard race to call opens proceedings, and only a tentative vote goes to Eboracum over MistressTwister, Adorata and Hunter's Valley to name but three. The aptly named Eboracum is one of the few runners with recent winning form to her name, having scored over nine furlongs at Hamilton last week, and the combination of easy ground and blinkers may see her in the shake-up again despite a six-pound penalty. The drop back in trip is a bit of a negative but at least she has the form in the bag. Adorata is the other recent winner, having scraped home at Southwell last time. She had been placed on a couple of occasions prior to that looks place material at least. Mistress Twister kept on well at Carlisle last time and should appreciate the slightly longer trip, while Hunter's Valley has the assistance of Frankie Dettori and lines up on the back of a fair run at Windsor. The inclusion of Richard Fahey's Wrenlane and Bryan Smart's Book Matched make this an impossible race to be confident about, and only a small interest in Eboracum is the suggestion.