tracked leader to over 5f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, soon prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up, headway over 4f out, led briefly well over 1f out, soon no chance with winner
slowly into stride, behind, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten
prominent, lost place over 5f out, ridden over 4f out, soon behind
prominent, chased leader over 5f out to over 3f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden 4f out, stayed on final 2f, never dangerous
always prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, behind, switched right 3f out and good headway on outside, led well over 1f out, clear final furlong, ran on well
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, behind final 5f, tailed off final 3f
It is interesting that Ed Dunlop has chosen to come here with handicap debutante Atheer, who looks to have been let in lightly off a mark of 70, despite having to give weight away all round. She, along with Icecap, recent winner And Toto Too and Lauro look the most likely to be involved in the finish, with Atheer getting the nod. A half-sister to a couple of winners including useful 10-furlong winner Tough Men, she showed enough in maidens to suggest she can make her mark in this sort of company. The step up in trip should prove beneficial and she is taken to lose her maiden tag. Another making her handicap debut is Icecap, who showed enough on her last visit here to be of interest at this level. She doesn't look badly treated off 65, which is little better than a platers mark and must go well, despite her wide draw. There should be little between And Toto Too and Lauro (first and third here recently), on these revised terms, but this longer trip may suit the latter better and she should certainly be capable of more improvement of the pair as she has only had the six outings to date, compared to the 17 runs of And Toto Too.
