held up in touch, pushed along approaching 7th, headway next, soon lost place, pulled up before 3 out
tracked winner, ridden approaching 3 out, hit next, every chance approaching last, kept on same pace
held up in rear, lost place approaching 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders, ridden after 7th, weakened approaching 3 out
held up in touch, ridden after 7th, headway approaching 4 out, ridden and every chance 2 out, kept on same pace
made all, ridden after 3 out, kept on under pressure from last
A case can be made for a few of these, so only a tentative vote goes to Minster Shadow to get the better of Farne Isle, who is going the right way, while Box On has plenty of scope for improvement and can only gain in experience from here. That said, Farne Isle has strung together some sound performances since she won a mares' only contest at Leicester on her reappearance this season. The daughter of Midnight Legend is one to carefully monitor in the betting. So too is Em's Royalty, who brings a solid enough profile to be considered as a danger for the forecast slot on what he has shown so far. The 7lb he receives from Minster Shadow can help him go close to reversing the form of their last encounter. However, Chris Grant has his string in very good order at the present time and his charge does not have much to find to confirm that he is the more progressive at this stage. Therefore, Midnight Shadow is given the office to add to what has already been a good spell for his Durham-based yard.
