steadied start, held up towards rear, ridden 4f out, no impression
held up in touch, ridden over 3f out to chase leaders, soon one pace
mid-division and soon pushed along, in rear final 3f
in touch, ridden for headway to chase winner over 2f out, staying on strongly, just denied
held up towards rear, headway 3f out to chase leaders, stayed on onepace
track leader, led over 3f out, soon clear, weakening and held on
led, headed 3f out, weakened quickly
track leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened and soon tailed off
Just eight runners go to post for this maiden in which Forever Phoenix looks to have a good chance of beating Best Before and Jarraaf. Formerly with James Fanshawe, Forever Phoenix was runner up in a very good maiden at Beverley won by Mark Johnston¿s Penny Cross with the rest of the field well beaten. She was a major disappointment next time at Newmarket but that can't have been her true running. If she handles this surface today she can lose her maiden tag. Best Before has had plenty of chances and almost won a decent enough race at Redcar when just touched off by Will He Wish. He hasn't run up to that standard in two subsequent outings but should be in the firing line if running his race. When looking for horse with course experience Jarraaf catches the eye having run a gallant second in a handicap over this trip back in October, a repeat of that running will make him hard to beat. So a tricky contest but Forever Phoenix could just be too classy her rivals.
