slowly into stride, held up towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, soon beaten
held up, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led, steady pace, pushed along to quicken over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
slowly into stride and behind, pushed along over 5f out, never dangerous
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up, steady progress over 2f out, ridden and ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
Six runners are set to line up but in reality it looks a two-horse race on paper, with LIght Of Morn selected over Force Of Nature. Although Tarandot should improve for his seasonal outing 10 days ago, he is only a bit-part player here, and on recent evidence, Light Of Morn is the one to be on. Rae Guest's filly, a half-sister to Moment Of Joy, is bred to stay and will at least like the trip here. It has to be said that she was a bit disappointing when beaten by a 20-1 shot on her Folkestone debut, but even so, with a bit of improvement she can take this. With Henry Cecil enjoying a bright start to the season, Force Of Nature would normally be a stronger fancy. The Sadler's Wells filly, a beautifully-bred half-sister to Commander In Chief and Warning, was unlucky in running on her Kempton debut last June and had not been seen since until reappearing at Salisbury just over a fortnight ago. She patently failed to settle and finished last of the ten runners, so has to improve a lot to be considered as betting material. She may indeed prove that latest running wrong, but we would rather side with Light Of Morn.
