slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway and switched left 2f out, led over 1f out, soon clear
held up in rear, pushed along halfway, headway over 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, ran on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon outpaced by winner
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
pulled hard mid-division, hampered over 3f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden and kept on same pace final 2f
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened
slowly into stride, headway and edged left over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up, ridden and headway halfway, soon one pace
chased leaders, ridden and kept on same pace final 2f
A very tricky selling contest and we will just side with Pat Will, with Hester Brook and Vital Tryst two others worthy of respect. David Evans won this event in 2000 and Pat Will has claims here on the pick of her form. Course ability is always an important factor here at Leicester and our selection did win here in similar company over the six furlong trip. She hasn't really run a bad race since and back in selling company she must have an excellent chance. Hester Brook ran poorly on her final outing last season but may have been over the top. Her previous efforts were solid enough, earning a rating of 68 and if running up to the mark she will be hard to beat. Vital Tryst is interesting as he is from a top yard and drops into selling company for the first time and Strike Force is not out of it on the pick of his all-weather form, however in a wide open affair Pat Will just gets the vote.
Divertimenti (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Raced wide prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened quickly 1f out, 6th of 9, 8l behind Crystal Gazer (9-2) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (5) pol.
Strike Force 7-2jt-fav (9-4) Prominent, ridden, one pace over 1f out, 4th of 11, 2l behind Doctor Ned (7-13) at Folkestone 7f 3yo sll hcp (6) gd.
Sherjawy (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Pulled hard, prominent until weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 6l behind Doctor Ned (7-13) at Folkestone 7f 3yo sll hcp (6) gd.
Slipasearcher (IRE) 5-2 (8-7) Held up in mid-division, switched right over 1f out, headway on outside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 9, 4l behind River Prince (9-7) at W'hampton 6f 3yo clm (6) pol in Feb.
Almora Guru 16-1 (9-3) Chased leaders to 2f out, soon weakened, 16th of 18, 12l behind Back In The Red (8-12) at Redcar 5f 2yo hcp (6) gf in Sept.
Hester Brook (IRE) 50-1 (7-9) With leaders to halfway, soon behind, 13th of 14, 20l behind Lady Lily (8-11) at Leicester 6f 2yo fll hcp (4) gf in Sept.
Suntan Lady (IRE) 20-1 (7-11) Led 1f, remained prominent, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 21l behind Para Siempre (9-5) at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (6) fbs in Jan.
Wilmington 0th of 8, 0.0000 behind A Nod And A Wink at Lingfield 7f 3yo clm (6) pol in Mar.
