led, headed 7th, ridden 3 out, weakened before next
pulled hard, pushed along 3 out, ridden and no impression from next
headway halfway, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before next
towards rear, never dangerous
held up in touch, weakened quickly when pulled up after 4 out, dismounted
held up in touch, headway to lead 7th, ridden 2 out, stayed on strongly flat
tracked leader, headway 7th, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, weakened after next
tracked leaders, headway and effort 2 out, every chance last, not quicken flat
in touch, mistake first, blundered 6th, weakened quickly, pulled up before next
tracked leader, ridden after 4 out, not fluent next, soon outpaced
pulled hard, headway 7th, effort 3 out, weakening when mistake next
behind from halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Perth's three-day fixture gets under way with what should not be the hardest of races to solve, with Meggie's Beau, North Gold, Moscow whispers and Salmon Ladder holding the best claims. The last pair make the trip over from Ireland and it is North Gold who has marginally the better claims. However, they will both struggle to contain Meggie's Beau who ran really well to chase home Nonantais at Ludlow, his best effort to date. As the useful Desmond Tutu was behind in third, the form looks useful. His biggest danger may be Moscow Whisper who has shaped well on both outings over timber so far. Philip Hobbs never wastes his trips up north so expect a prominent showing.
