raced keenly, soon tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon hung right, headed just inside final furlong, not run on
driven and soon led, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong
behind, pushed along halfway, headway under pressure over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on
mid-division, headway under pressure 2f out, stayed on final furlong
chased leaders until weakened final furlong
always behind, tailed off final 3f
mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened approaching final furlong
behind, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
close-up, ridden halfway, weakened quickly over 2f out
behind, pushed along halfway, headway under pressure 2f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, ran on
behind, not clear run 3f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
always behind
held up and always behind
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, close-up on rail 2f out, hung left and weakened final furlong
started slowly, behind, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
Rod Millman has his string in good order at the moment and can pick up again with Nina Fontenail, who edges preference over Roman The Park and Elsinora on the grounds of value. The last named joined current yard for ¿3,000 after winning a claimer at Brighton in good style last Saturday and obviously has to be considered as a live threat whilst she is in such good heart. However, she has an annoying habit of finding one too good in a finish and does not do anything quickly. The fact that she was entitled to win as she did on the official ratings last week does temper the confidence here, and she may be worth taking on in this slightly stronger, if unreliable company. Roman The Park has never shown anything to suggest that he is capable of progressing through the ranks. But he has shown enough to be a serious contender at this level and also has to be feared. However, he was put well and truly in his place by a convincing winner on his reappearance and has to conclusively prove that he still has what it takes to force his head in front. Therefore, we take him on with Nina Fontenail, who is a lightly raced type that looks to be getting the hang of things just at the right time for events of this nature. She makes cracking each-way appeal at the likely prices in a nightmare of a race to fathom.
