soon led, hard driven and headed well over 1f out, soon behind
slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, slightly unbalanced final furlong, rallied under pressure and every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home
steadied start, held up in rear, headway and switched left well over 1f out, hard ridden and led final 100 yards, driven out
held up and behind, headway over 1f out, challenged and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
prominent, shaken up and led well over 1f out, headed and found nil final 100 yards
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, kept on, never troubled leaders
soon in rear, ridden and under pressure from halfway, never dangerous
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
chased leader to 2f out, soon under pressure and weakened well over 1f out
tracked leaders, hard ridden 2f out, soon weakened
Some unexposed and potentially smart fillies in opposition make this a tough call but Al Ihtithar has proven winning form in the mud and gets the TEAMtalk verdict. The daughter of Barathea scored an impressive victory over this trip at Lingfield last month and, with further improvement to come, should prove hard to beat. Crystal Star made the perfect start to her racing career when lifting a Haydock maiden last month and could well be good enough although the soft ground is a concern for this Mark Of Esteem filly. Garmoucheh landed a competitive Newmarket nursery last time off a mark of 83 but more is required at this level while Elidore is a little more exposed but has place claims and the exciting Jummana should also be noted.
