took keen hold, close up in 4th, effort over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
tracked leaders, effort and tried to go between horses from over 1f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on
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DIAGNOSTIC faces her toughest task to date and makes her debut on Tapeta but she rattled up a treble at Chelmsford in the autumn in style and can take this big step up in grade in her stride. Likely market rival Raven's Lady is still rated a pound higher by the handicapper but is the more exposed and is also having her first try on the surface. Summer Icon is a consistent handicapper but has only won two of her 32 starts and has a lot to find on these terms, though not as much as Star Quality and Courier.
Courier 4-1 (9-5) Led, driven over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 8, nk behind Veena (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Dec.
Diagnostic 4-9fav (9-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Impart (9-6) by 4l, 9 ran.
Raven's Lady 10-11fav (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 2l behind Aljuljalah (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f fll stks (2) pol in Aug.
Summer Icon 7-1 (9-0) Took keen hold tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, driven and unable to quicken towards finish, 3rd of 4, 1/2l behind Zest (9-0) at Lingfield 1m fll stks (3) pol in Dec.
Star Quality 11-2 (8-5) Set steady pace, shaken up over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, rallied close home, 2nd of 6, shd behind Stellar Surprise (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp fll (2) pol in Dec.
