Held up in touch, close 6th halfway, pushed along over 4f out and soon closed into 3rd, led narrowly from 3f out and ridden clear into straight, in command entering final furlong, kept on well (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the filly has form in soft conditions and is best on very testing ground)
Slowly away and raced towards rear, took closer order in 3rd halfway, led narrowly 4f out until headed from 3f out, no impression on winner in 2nd 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace
Raced towards rear, took closer order in 7th over 2f out, closed under pressure into moderate 3rd final 100yds, kept on well towards finish, never nearer (op 9-2)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd from 2f out and no impression on winner entering final furlong, kept on same pace and dropped to 4th final 100yds (op 7-1)
Held up in touch, lost place and dropped to 8th halfway, closed into 5th over 2f out, ridden into straight and no extra under pressure, kept on one pace (op 10-1)
Held up in touch, 9th halfway, soon took closer order, pushed along in 6th briefly from 5f out and soon no extra under pressure, eased into straight, tailed off (jockey said colt did not handle the heavy ground) (op 7-2)
11 ran
Off time:
4:06:19
Winning time:
3m 22.10s (slow by 19.10s)
Total SP:
126%
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