led narrowly, headed after 5f, stayed prominent, lost touch over 3f out, well behind final 2f
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
behind, headway wide 2f out, never nearer
close up, led well over 1f out, ridden clear final 100 yards
held up mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride, in rear, headway on outer after 4f, mid-division, kept on final furlong, not troubled leaders
held up, mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, never dangerous
held up, behind, dropped towards rear over 3f out, kept on again from over 1f out, never nearer
with leader, led after 5f, headed narrowly well over 1f out, still chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out
Normally there would be many reasons to oppose a filly that is set to concede in excess of 15lb to her rivals at this stage of the season but Sea Plume has a rock solid profile in comparison to the majority of her rivals and is given the benefit of the doubt as she tackles the Polytrack for the first time today. Of the rest, Esperance and Maystock are in a minority as rivals that have held their form recently and, along with Astromancer, should give Lady Herris's charge plenty to think about if they run up to their best. However, this does look like too good an opportunity for Sea Plume to miss and she is given a confident vote as she takes a significant ease in grade for her battle against the weights today. The daughter of Slip Anchor ran her best race to date when going down by half a length to Establishment over a longer trip at Newmarket a fortnight ago, confirming that she still has a bit to offer despite that being her eighth race without a victory up to date. Nevertheless, she has shown more than enough to suggest that she is far from done with yet and she can make the most of this shrewd bit of placement to strike a blow for her connections. The fact that Sea Plume is only 1lb higher than for her effort at headquarters highlights what a good opportunity this is for her, and she will be very hard to master if she takes to this surface.
