in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced green, slowly into stride, rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden, kept on
tracked leaders, quickened well to lead 2f out, hung right, driven out
slowly into stride, soon in touch, led 3f out, headed 2f out, switched left inside final furlong, ran on well close home
slowly into stride, behind, steady headway from 2f out, stayed on final furlong
broke well, led, headed 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
went left start, raced freely, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out
Not much form to go on but Leopard Hunt looks a likely type on breeding and can provide John Gosden with a winner, her main rival possibly being John Dunlop's Kawakib. Related to plenty of winners, and with her stable now in form, the selection should be more suited to this trip, on breeding, than the speedily bred Kawakib. John Dunlop also runs Gretna, who looks more likely to need the run than her stable companion. There is plenty of middle-distance blood on the dam's side of Noyac's pedigree, so she might not be sharp enough for this, while Sioux River showed very little on her debut at Newbury after racing keenly. Scenic Flight is gradually improving and will not lack for fitness but, in a race where the betting market should be watched for clues, Leopard Hunt is given as the selection.
