led, headed after 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
tracked leaders, outpaced after 3 out, not fluent last
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, soon every chance, one pace from last
tracked leader, led after 3 out, kept on well
prominent and raced wide, hit 3 out, soon outpaced
Charlotte Vale gets the confident vote over Prize Fighter and First Fought. The selection is best on testing ground and and she has been running well enough to make her the one to beat today. She will be suited by the step-up in trip and if she runs up to her best form she will be hard to beat. Prize Fighter has ability but he is a little temperamental and he is probably best on a faster surface. First Fought would have claims on the pick of his form but he is unproven on this ground so can't be backed with any confidence. Ring The Boss may prove best of the remainder but for the winner we are happy to stick with Charlotte Vale.
Prize Fighter (IRE) 7-2 (11-5) Led, headed after 4th, ridden, weakened 3 out, 4th of 14, 32l behind Opera de Coeur (11-8) at Stratford 2m 4yo nov hdl (3) gs in Mar.
First Fought (IRE) 8-1 (10-6) Mid-division, ridden and weakened after 6th, 10th of 11, 41l behind Foodbroker Founder (10-10) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf in Jun.
Charlotte Vale 250-1 (11-0) Always behind, 8th of 9, 45l behind Straw Bear (11-7) at Newcastle 2m hdl Grd 1 (1) gs in Nov.
Ring The Boss (IRE) 9-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway after 4 out, hit next, weakened before 2 out, 8th of 18, 15l behind Fleetwood Forest (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Dec.
Moyne Pleasure (IRE) 25-1 (10-4) Held up towards rear, never dangerous, 7th of 15, 29l behind Franco (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Dec.
