close up, lost place after 3f, ridden and headway on outside 3f out, never nearer
soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
close up, weakened halfway, behind final 3f
chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway 5f out, ridden and not clear run 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on well under pressure final furlong
in touch, headway over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden out
mid-division, ridden 2f out, wandered under pressure final 2f, kept on one-paced
headway over 8f out to go prominent, ridden and weakened over 3f out
towards rear, ridden and headway 4f out, one-paced final 2f
stumbled badly start, always behind
tracked leader, ridden adn led over 2f out, edged right and headed 2f out, kept on one-paced inside final furlong
chased leaders, weakened 4f out
Marcus Tregoning has a 50% strike rate here from his rare visits and is set to boost his tally with the lightly raced Smooth Passage. The three-year-old showed nothing in three maiden outings last term but this daughter of Suave Dancer is bred to shine over middle distances and should take plenty of beating off a mark of just 50 on her handicap debut. Similar comments apply to Tolcea, a half brother to mile and a half Pattern winner Subtle Power, but the assessor has been less kind to Ed Dunlop's charge who is forced to concede weight all round. Tom Tate's Fundamental ran encouragingly on his return last month despite being too keen in the early stages while Nightwatchman is another capable of leaving last year's form behind over a trip more in keeping with his breeding.
