keen and led 3rd until approaching 5th, in touch, went 2nd 4 out, hard ridden approaching last, ran on flat
held up in touch, led 9th, ridden and mistake 2 out, ran on well flat
held up in rear, some headway 5th, ridden and weakened 3 out
held up, headway 5th, ridden and one pace from 3 out
led to 3rd, led 6th, mistake 8th, headed 9th, prominent and every chance when mistake 5 out, weakening when fell
held up and keen, in touch until 3 out, eased when beaten flat
The Charlie Mann-trained Flinders Chase is a very narrow preference in this tight handicap with Asparagus and Mouskie rated the biggest dangers out of those to have raced already this season, while Wain Mountain has some solid course and distance experience to his name and is worth monitoring in the betting. While Asparagus is very much respected on the best of his efforts, he will struggle to confirm recent form with the selection on these terms and may again find at least one too good. Whereas Mouskie paid the price for a successful run with a hefty rise in the weights and needs to shrug off a below par run from last time out. Therefore, we turn to Flinders Chase this time around, as he is sure to be fitter after his reappearance and he is expected to put in a more determined effort this afternoon.
