in touch until weakened 3f out
held up behind, ridden and late headway from 2f out to be nearest at finish
behind, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace from 2f out
always towards rear
behind, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, always in rear
in touch, headway to track winner 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong
led until ridden and headed 1f out, soon one pace
behind and never in contention
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Our Little Secret gets the vote here with Pinafore and Depressed put forward as the main dangers. The selection has shown a fair level of form to date and was a good third behind Bob's Flyer on this track last time. She has proved that she handles this surface and she is still open to plenty of improvement so from a decent draw she looks to have a great opportunity to get her head in front. Depressed should give our selection the most to do as she had been a little disappointing over 6 furlongs before running over the minimum trip here last time. She was a good fourth behind Bond City that day and with the useful Graham Gibbons in the plate here she could run our selection close. Pinafore ran well behind Beau Marche at Brighton last time and as the first two were well clear of the rest in that race, she has to be respected here. However, this is her first try on this track and she may be best watched on this occasion. Gaudalpin looks the best of the remainder but she has had plenty of chances and is beginning to look exposed, and for the winner we return to Our Little Secret.
