held up and behind, kept on under pressure, never able to challenge
held up, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never dangerous
led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened
dwelt, held up in rear, headway on bit 2f out, quickened to lead approaching final furlong, easily
prominent until ridden and weakened 2f out
behind, headway 2f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong
with leader, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, not pace of winner
prominent, hard ridden 2f out, soon weakened
close up until ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced keen, prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
There have been worse sellers than this on the all weather recently and it looks like being a competitive heat for the grade. Sudra will no doubt come in for plenty of support after his recent performances and has to be considered as a big threat to all. However, he was taken off his feet a little in the early stages at Southwell and will need to be at the top of his game if they go off to quickly on this surface. He is passed over in favour of course and distance winner, Eucalyptus, who fits the bill as a likely contender today. As an habitual front-runner; he should ensure that there is no hanging about and will be hard to catch if he is allowed an easy time of things. Moayed and Primo Dawn are respected as dangers and could get involved at the finish if Eucalyptus is below par. Whereas Lay Down sally has spoilt her chances with a slow start on too many occasions to have any real faith in at present.
