slowly into stride, always towards rear
dwelt, towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, hung right final furlong, kept on
dwelt, soon tracking leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed and no extra close home
mid-division, headway halfway, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to lead close home
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
The key to the outcome of this race should be the Newmarket maiden won by Hold To Ransom on 23 August in which two of these met. David Loder's Russian Society finished a one length third behind the winner that day and should confirm her superiority over Sir Michael Stoute's Time Honoured who was a further two and a half lengths further adrift in fourth place. While the fourth can, quite reasonably, be expected to improve considerably for the outing the same can be said of the third, as the Loder juveniles have tended to run markedly better on their second start this term. In addition to that Stoute's filly is by Sadler's Wells and, unless the rains come, she is likely to find the going too fast again. John Gosden has his string in good order at present so his representative Askariyah, a daughter of Kris S, could be worth watching, as could Michael Bell's expensive purchase Ballerina Suprema - another daughter of Sadler's Wells. However, the Loder horse, who is by Darshaan, should have conditions to suit and she gets the TEAMtalk vote.
