always going well in mid-division, headway to track leader 2f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong readily
prominent, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out
led, quickened up 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no chance
with leader, until lost place and weakened 5f out
mid-division, lost place and outpaced 4f out, ridden and stayed on from over 2f out, not reached leaders
tracked leaders until ridden and weakened over 2f out
in touch, lost place over 6f out, ridden when headway again over 1f out, kept on
slow to stride, always behind
held up in touch until ridden and weakened 2f out
in touch, ridden over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
A poor contest which is little better than a seller and stakes are advised to be kept low but Lady Birgitta could provide the answer. Karl Burke's charge is on a very attractive mark and has shown an improvement in form on her last two outings. The five-year-old was a close runner-up in a one-mile Southwell claimer before a staying-on fourth over a furlong less in a handicap at the same venue on Saturday. As long as she has recovered from her exertions, the daughter of Emperor Jones should take some beating on her return to her optimum trip. Flint River is another who has been crying out for this trip after finishing strongly over shorter and has to be respected while Eurolink Artemis is on a lengthy losing sequence but, along with My Bayard, comes here in good heart and also enters calculations.