keen hold in mid division, stayed on under pressure from over 2f out, nt reach leaders
close up until ridden & weakened over 2f out
in touch, losing place whn slightly hmpd over 1f out & weakened
in mid-division, pshd along 4f out, ridden & hdwy over 2f out, drvn to chase winner ins fnl furlong, kpt on but lost 2nd close home
slowly into stride & bhd, ran on under pressure fnl furlong, never nr to challenge
in rear, steady hdwy from 4f out, kpt on fnl 2f, never going pce to trouble leaders
held up & bhd, steady hdwy from 2f out, stayed on under pressure to take 2nd close home
held up & bhd, ridden & hdwy on outside over 2f out, kpt on under pressure, nt reach leaders
chased leaders, went 2nd 7f out, ridden to lead & edged right well over 1f out, drvn fnl furlong, held on well
chased leaders, soon close up & drvn over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
bhd, hard ridden over 2f out, no response & eased over 1f out
led to well over 1f out, stayed with winner until drvn & weakened ins fnl furlong
slowly away, never going well in rear, virtually pulled up 5f out
tracked leaders, hrd ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
chased leaders until weakened quickly 3f out
bhd, pushed along over 4f out, stayed on but never going pace
bhd, hit rails after 2f, ridden & no hdwy fnl 3f
towards rear, stying on under pressure whn nt clear run briefly ins fnl furlong, kept on
slowly into stride, a bhd
Although he is on an upward curve, Shagraan was all out to land a Handicap at Newbury last time and the combination of a 6lb penalty and the extra furlong may just find him out here. Systematic is now 17lb higher than when he won his first handicap and although he did well to get up for second at Epsom last time, he may well struggle to assert his presence on a track where front-runners are proving hard to win with at this meeting. There may be some value to be had in the shape of the improving Barathea Blazer, who is set to benefit from the assistance of Mick Kinane. The son of Barathea was a smooth winner at Newbury last time and his confidence should have been boosted no end after winning the third of his five outings so far. Don Fernando, Fashionable Man and the lightly-weighted Approaching Storm are others for the list.
