tracked leaders, led well over 1f out, all out and headed well inside
in touch, switched right over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f, weakened
tracked leaders and keen, slightly hampered after start, headway over 2f out, every chance close home, just denied
in touch, weakened when hampered 3f out
chased leader, pulled up over 3f out
slowly into stride, in rear, hampered over 3f out, headway over 2f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out and weakened
mid to rear, ridden and weakened 3f out
towards rear, effort and some headway 3f out, weakened 2f out
in touch, ridden to chase leaders 3f out, every chance inside final furlong, one pace close home
Velvet Shadow can quickly make his mark ahead of Zalimar and City Zone in a race that should not take too much winning. Trainer Noel Chance is much better known for the exploits of his jumpers and we an assume that Velvet Shadow has shown plenty of speed at home to be on the track so early. The son of Soviet Star ran green on his debut at Lingfield recently, but shaped well in finishing fourth to Chief Exec. He has obvious claims and is selected over Zalimar who was unlucky in running behind Triple Two on her Lingfield debut. A good effort by the latter in the 1:25 will advertise her claims, but she should come into her own over further on breeding. City Zone, one of the other newcomers in the line-up, is a well-bred daughter of Zafonic and hails from a decent stable, so any market move for her should be noted. The rest make little appeal on brief evidence so far, and so we shall side with Velvet Shadow.
