held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, one paced inside final furlong
towards rear, headway and effort 2f out, no extra final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, one paced under pressure
held up in mid-division, headway and effort 2f out, chance entering final furlong, kept on under pressure
held up in mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression
tracked leaders, lost place halfway, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, effort and chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
These handicappers are much of a muchness, but if Atlantic Quest can be forgiven a disappointing run last time out, he could be good enough to beat the likes of Sarraaf, Finmar and Soller Bay. Atlantic Quest had Sarraaf back in third place when winning at Musselburgh at the end of May, and was then second to Tough Love, subsequently placed at Royal Ascot, at Haydock. Mark Johnston's gelding was bitterly disappointing on his only subsequent start in a better race at Newbury, but that race may have come a little too soon for him and he remains on a mark that he is capable of winning from. Linda Perratt saddles two runners at her local course, and Finmar is just preferred to Ace Of Trumps, having finished third at Musselburgh earlier this week and with the good apprentice David Allan booked. Soller Bay needs to dominate, and can be dangerous when allowed an uncontested lead, as he showed when winning at Windsor and Haydock earlier. Karl Burke's charge looks a big danger, but the Mark Johnston team is in irrepressible form at present, and Atlantic Quest just gets the vote.
