held up and keen, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
led, headed 5f out, weakened over 3f out
held up, headway over 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden 4f out, headway 2f out, led 1f out, ran on
tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, edged right and led briefly over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, led and quickened pace 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
soon with leader, ridden 3f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression
Stormy Day can give weight away all round to to score at the expense of Smoothie, Uncle John and Traveller's Tale. Despite being a four-year-old, Stormy Day has not had much mileage, having had just the four career outings so far. The daughter of Rainbow Quest came good in style at Lingfield recently, coming from last to first to win going away, the fitting of an eyeshield no doubt contributing to her remarkable performance. She left Uncle John for dead and even on these terms will be fancied to follow up. Smoothie won this race last year but the way that he was also left trailing in the wake of Amanda Perrett's inmate last time suggests that he will find it very tough to follow up. Of the rest, Traveller's Tale will be staying on but he will be of more interest if sent over hurdles in due course, and we have no hesitation in nominating Stormy Day as the selection.
