in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
in rear, outpaced halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression
dwelt, keen and held up, ridden and some headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, pressed from over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, unable to quicken
in touch, ridden halfway, kept on one pace
towards rear, outpaced 4f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
tracked leader, challenged from over 1f out, driven to lead well inside final furlong, stayed on
held up, ridden halfway, soon outpaced
With several of the bigger yards represented, this could be quite a hot little contest. Search Mission can be expected to have improved for her debut at Newmarket, so can Have Faith, who hails from a yard that is in much better form now, especially with its juveniles (six winners in the last fortnight), boasting a 22% strike rate. However, the choice has to be Kawakib, whose run behind Leopard Hunt and Noyac has been given a boost by both in the meantime. The winner has since finished, what looked an unlucky third in a Listed contest, while Noyac won her maiden at Newmarket, in a race that has worked out quite well. She should have nothing to fear from Sioux River on that run, even though the latter didn't have much luck in running that day. Have Faith, a half-sister Favourable Terms (unbeaten this year including at Listed level), is sure to be all the wiser for her outing at Newbury and will be a big threat, while Search Mission, a half-sister to the high-class Skimming, will be more at home over this trip, having found the six-furlongs at Newmarket an insufficient test. Of the others Cusco, a half-brother to the useful sprinter Peruvian Chief, is of obvious interest, while
