chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders early, lost placed over 2f out
led early, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong
with leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened towards finish
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
in touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, outpaced from halfway, never dangerous
with leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
behind and outpaced, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest at finish
The ground has come up in favour of Ptarmigan Ridge, who is selected in preference to Catch The Cat and Blackheath. The Linda Perratt-trained gelding has held his form well this season and will be very hard to beat if he can stay out of trouble today. Catch The Cat is a speedy individual that can give the selection plenty to think about, while Blackheath has claims if he runs anywhere near his best. Seven No Trumps and Tally are others to look at for each-way players but nothing makes as much appeal as Ptarmigan Ridge on the predicted going.