SPANGLE FORTUNE

(4/6 Sha Tin dirt trial 1200m: tracking pace, won easily on the straight) (21/5 Sha Tin dirt trial 1200m: actively pressed the lead, still had reserves). Seven weeks ago, he ran poorly over a mile on dirt; slow to jump out and stayed in the rear with fading late speed, resulting in a heavy defeat. Two recent trials show slight improvement. Running over a Happy Valley mile, he will carry ten pounds more in this race. With four consecutive losses and underwhelming time figures, his finishing kick is not prominent, and the connections don't seem particularly in sync; viewed as a longshot.