held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
in touch until weakened quickly 2f out
held up, effort over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent until ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
always in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out to chase leader, ran on under pressure to lead inside final furlong, pushed clear
led after 1f, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, always in rear, tailed off
led for 1f, lost touch from 4f out
in touch, ridden and headway 3f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong
Santa Caterina is well exposed but should be up to winning a race of this nature and is taken to beat Neath and Petrosa. John Dunlop's filly bounced back to form on heavy ground at Haydock last time, finishing a close up third behind Musicanna. That race was over a mile but she has also run well over this trip in the past and should be good enough to beat these modest rivals. Neath is lightly raced and looks set to improve on what she has so far achieved. Her most recent effort was at Sandown when third to Maraakeb on good ground. Today's soft conditions are a slight concern, but if she handles the surface she will be a big danger to the selection. Petrosa, from the in form David Elsworth yard has shown enough against decent opposition to warrant plenty of respect here, but Santa Caterina is more likely to relish these conditions and is a confident choice
