raced keenly in mid-division, smooth headway between horses inside final 2f, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and quickened to lead inside final furlong, soon clear
Merv Cox Memorial Handicap
Class 5 | 4YO plus
Winner £4,187 - 13 ran
raced keenly in mid-division, smooth headway between horses inside final 2f, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and quickened to lead inside final furlong, soon clear
tracked leader 2f, close 3rd inside, led inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong,just held on for 2nd
held up in rear, going for run between horses when not clear run over 1f out, ran on when in the clear inside final furlong, finished well into 3rd towards finish, just missed 2nd
held up towards rear, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, lost modest 3rd towards finish
towards rear, headway on inside chasing leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up off the pace in last pair, some late headway out wide, never involved
tracked leader 1f, chased leaders, ridden and outpaced inside final 2f, never dangerous after
raced keenly, soon steadied mid-division inside, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened tamely inside final furlong
chased leaders, went 2nd 6f out until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide and never closer than mid-division, pushed along and losing place when hampered inside final 2f,
led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened quickly
tracked leaders out wide, ridden inside final 2f, weakened quickly soon after
steadied start, always in rear
| Type | Stats | Type | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | 45 runs, 9 wins (7 horses), 6 placed, 30 unplaced | Next time out | 12 runs, 3 wins, 2 placed, 7 unplaced |
| Class analysis | 21 runs up in class, 5 wins, 3 placed, 13 unplaced | Ratings check | Highest winning OR: 88; Highest placed OR: 88 |