slowly into stride, towards rear, kept on over 1f out, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened
in touch, chased leader over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
raced keen tracking leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
dwelt, held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
slowly into stride, soon with leader, led over 3f out, headed approaching final furlong, not quicken close home
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace
slowly into stride, raced alone stand side, chased leaders over 4f, ridden and weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, soon outpaced, never dangerous
mid-division until ridden and weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace
This does not look like the sort of contest to get heavily involved in, being an end-of-season maiden in soft ground and with little form to go on. Of those who have raced, Hard Nose was too slowly away to give himself a winning chance on his debut at Leicester recently. He didn't appear to mind the ground on that occasion and, with the experience under his belt, he can build on that promise and deliver here and is the TEAMtalk selection. Crimson Dancer and Bahlino both need to step up markedly on their introductory efforts, and it would be a surprise if either were good enough here. Moon Jaguar was patiently ridden on his debut at Lingfield and improvement is expected here, while the market, as usual, will probably be the best guide to the chances of the five debutants, particularly Barry Hills' Sadler's Wells filly, Shouette, and Ed Dunlop's well-related Desert King colt, Future Kings.
