in touch and keen, ridden approaching 3f out, every chance when badly hampered approaching final furlong, kept on inside
held up, smooth headway on outer 3f out, ridden and hung right from 2f out, led approaching final furlong, soon headed, kept on
held up mid-division and keen, tailed off from 3f out
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3f out, badly hampered well over 1f out, kept inside final furlong
towards rear, pushed along half way, soon ridden, never dangerous
tracked leaders, not much room over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden approaching 3f out, headway on inner 2f out, hampered and led final furlong, ran on
tracked leader, ridden approaching 3f out, led approaching 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace after
led, ridden approaching 3f out, headed approaching 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Wasted Talent bids to defy topweight on the back of two promising runs at Southwell, the last of them on turf when the ground was fast. She shaped well on a number of runs last season and is due a reward. However, she faces a tough task against Bond May Day, who opened her account in fine style at Thirsk recently. Bryan Smart's team have thrived since moving to North Yorkshire, and despite a small rise in the weights, the daughter of Among Men will take all the beating here. Spitting Image showed a glimmer of ability when stepped up in trip at Catterick but there has to be a doubt about her getting a mile and a half in decent company, and a bigger danger to Bond May Day could well be Waterfall One. The Beckhampton raider was very inexperienced during her juvenile campaign, but has reportedly strengthened up over the winter and is sure to pay her way this term.
