held up, 10th 4f out, progress on outer 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
tracked leaders, 7th 4f out, improved into 3rd early straight, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed near finish
towards rear, kept on one pace straight
chased leaders, 5th halfway, weakened from 4f out
close up in 2nd, lost place over 3f out, hampered entering straight, no extra
tracked leaders in 3rd, hampered and lost place entering straight, no extra
tracked leaders in 4th, led travelling well entering straight, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong
always towards rear
held up, switched right and headway under 2f out, close 4th when short of room and checked under 1f out, ran on well to lead near finish
tracked leaders, 6th after halfway, progress early straight, 3rd and challenging when not clear run inside final furlong, kept on
held up towards rear, headway on outer early straight, 3rd and challenging when edged left under 1f out, kept on under pressure
mid-division, 8th over 4f out, one pace straight
led, headed entering straight, soon weakened
held up in rear, some late headway
Strandfield Lady began last season on a mark of 61 and had to drop to 47 before losing her maiden tag over 1m3f here in October. She's 3lbs higher now but again ran well on the track on her final start of the campaign. CHAPARRO was involved in that ultra-tight finish here in which Force Of Habit just prevailed over he and stablemate Murtagh. A big run from the latter in the first division of this will give an indication to his chances here. Not To Know has been hurdling without too much success and would probably prefer a longer trip, a remark that also applies to Aliceaneileen, who is still a maiden after 19 starts but has dropped to a fair mark as a consequence.
