held up in touch, ridden and lost place over 2f out, weakened
slowly into stride, behind, headway to dispute lead after 3f, ridden 4f out, soon lost place and beaten
led after 1f, joined over 7f out, headed well over 4f out, stayed chasing leader to inside final furlong
towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, one pace after
prominent early, lost place over 6f out, never dangerous after
pulled hard behind, headway to lead well over 4f out, stayed on well until headed well inside final furlong
always in rear, struggling halfway, eased over 1f out, tailed off
towards rear, ridden 4f out, stayed on steadily from over 1f out, never dangerous
led 1f, stayed prominent until weakened over 3f out
took keen hold, held up, under pressure and ridden along over 3f out, plenty to do final 2f, strong run final 50 yards to lead near finish
An ordinary maiden that can go to Slip Catch, who is selected over Optimum, Midnight Lace and Sea Map, who make up the main body of the opposition. That said, a mention also has to be passed on for Veneer, who fared well against some decent opposition three weeks ago and he can go close if he is in the same mood today. However, it was a modest claimer that he won at Wolverhampton and has a tough test ahead of him at the weights. Optimum tackles a more appropriate trip here and is respected for his connections alone. However, he did not look to anything special last term and already has a bit of improvement to find. Midnight Lace has a bit of stamina on her dam's side and should not be dismissed as she tries this trip for the first time. However, it does appear to be something of an experiment with her and others make more appeal. Sea Map being one, as he may find Lingfield's lay-out more to his liking than the round track at Wolverhampton. He can go well for each-way players at a fair price. However, Sylvester Kirk's charge already has something to prove with Slip Catch, who looks a more solid proposition for now. The Intikhab filly was just worn down close home last time and left the impression that her turn is not too far away. This extra half furlong will not be a problem for her and, with Tony Culhane back in the saddle and hungry for winners, Slip Catch has plenty in her favour this afternoon.
