towards rear, ridden halfway, soon weakened
held up, outpaced halfway, ran on final furlong nearest finish
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on one pace
slowly into stride, headway halfway, ridden over 2f out, hampered and switched right over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, weakened 2f out
made all, hung left from well over 1f out, ridden out
prominent, ridden and carried left from over 1f out, hampered and switched right inside final furlong, kept on same pace
Those with previous experience obviously hold a slight advantage at this time of the season and Fun To Ride, Caveral and Wyatt Earp are all respected in with their claims. However, the well-bred Avessa throws a real spanner in the works as a likely type on breeding and is given a tentative vote to get off the mark at the first time of asking. The daughter of Averti has a lot to live up to being a sister to the high-class sprinter Avonbridge, who won last year's Rockingham Stakes at York. As well as being a half-sister to Prix De l'Abbaye winner, Patavellian, whose record this term speaks volumes about Charlton's ability to get the best out of a sprinter. The Beckhampton-based trainer has enjoyed a twenty four-percent strike-rate with their juveniles this season and looks to have found a weak race to gain an assessment of Avessa as a filly to monitor for the future; whatever happens today. The Barry Hills-trained Fun to Ride could be the one to side with if the market indicates Avessa will benefit from the experience this time around.
