tracked leaders, led on bit over 1f out, soon clear, eased near finish
with leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
close up on outer, ridden and weakened over 2f out
with leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
steadied start, held up well in rear, ran on final furlong, not reach winner
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace final furlong
slowly into stride, held up last, staying on when not much room final furlong
held up towards rear, stayed on from over 1f out, never nearer
led over 4f, soon weakened
An awful contest here where small stakes are definitely the order of the day and we take Port St Charles to be just about good enough to win it, with Muktasb and Woodbury others who can go well. The selection returns to this surface for the first time in two years, but that should not be a problem as he has run well on it before. A distance winner, he comes here fresh and has won off a fair but higher than this mark in the past, so although he has clearly declined, he may still be capable of getting his nose in front with the persuasion of Richard Quinn. Muktasb looks a big danger in the context of the race. Somewhat overestimated by the handicapper when first rated, he has been dropped 12lb since his penultimate run. He has acted well on this track before and he has had only six runs so now he is on something likes a reasonable mark he has a definite chance at the weights. The mare Woodbury is a course and distance winner and is dropping back to the sort of mark that saw her successful here. She has been in fair form in similar races to this of late and looks good enough to make the frame, but our idea of the winner here is Port St Charles
