tracked leaders, led on bit well over 1f out, drew clear final furlong, easily
led, headed 10f out, remained close up, led again over 3f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, soon beaten
tracked leader and keen, led 10f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
A disappointing turnout for this race and it presents Candello with a chance to add to her Ludlow debut win, with Little Venus looking to be the obvious danger. The selection made a highly-pleasing debut when scoring in Shropshire nearly a year ago and normal improvement alone should see her set the standard here. The obvious caveats are that she has not had a recent race and her ability to handle testing going has to be taken on trust. Little Venus is given as the danger because this unraced Henry Daly-trained five-year-old is likeably bred for this game and there appears to be lack of strength in depth among the line-up. Best of the rest might prove to be Smart Thinker, who is by Solver Patriarch out of a mare that won in the pointing fields, but Candello holds obvious claims and has to be the choice.
