close up, chased winner 8f out, switched left over 2f out, ridden and no impression final furlong
close up, pushed along 5f out, weakened 2f out
in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, always in rear, tailed off final 5f, virtually pulled up
tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and kept on one pace final 2f
The previous race will give a few clues towards how the selection, Duc's Dream, will fare today. He is expected to have too much in the locker for Perfect Balance and Delightfully, who can scrap it out as the best of the rest. It will be interesting to note how Keltic Rainbow gets on, as she appeared to run above herself when winning a similar event over course and distance earlier in the month. However, she had previously been very disappointing and it is a leap of faith to assume that she will reproduce the good today. Perfect Balance may prove to be the biggest danger to the selection, as he is slightly better off at the weights than the last time they met. Nevertheless, he still has a little to find and it will have to go down as another below par effort if Duc's Dream cannot reward his supporters confidence this afternoon.
