Amicus Meus restless in stalls, in rear on outer, headway over 2f out, saddle slipped, edged right and stayed on to lead inside final furlong
Virtuality tracked leaders, hard ridden over 1f out, slightly hampered and switched left well inside final furlong, kept on
Silvanus tracked leader, upsides 1f out, soon ridden and no extra
Braille led until headed inside final furlong, eased final strides and lost 3rd place
Royal Encore held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, switched left inside final furlong, hampered near finish
Tump Mac outpaced and in rear, stayed on final 2f, not reach leaders
Hardanger took keen hold in rear, never near leaders
Tendulkar´s Diva slowly into stride, short lived effort and switched left over 1f out, soon weakened
Mollyatti mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
Rowaad chased leaders on outer, lost place over 1f out
Analyis of the race
AMICUS MEUS may have been returned at 25-1, but he didn't surprise connections despite having his first run for 608 days. Running over a trip which would be a minimum for him, he got on top late on and, despite edging to his right, won with a little bit to spare. He has had knee problems in the past, but if he remains sound, he could well be an interesting horse, and a talented one.
Virtuality did not get a clean passage and would have given the winner more to do, had she done so. There is surely a race or two in her. Silvanus, sent off at cramped odds, failed to justify favouritism. Produced to go and win, he failed to see his race off well enough.
Tote
Tote Win: 0
Tote place (1): 4.3
Tote place (2): 6.4
Exacta: 488.8
Total SP: 118
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