chased leaders, effort 3 out, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and stayed on same pace final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent to halfway, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened
led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden final furlong, headed and stayed on same pace final 50 yards
mid-division, effort 3f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
dwelt, soon mid-division, ridden over 3f out, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on to lead final 50 yards
held up mid-division, hung left and raced wide over 3f out, ridden and no extra final 2f
This can safely be left to southern raider Thaqib, who has finished runner-up in both outings this term. The John Dunlop runner should be well suited by this stiffer track and should hold too many guns for his rivals. Biddy has shown little to date, but this faster ground may bring about some improvement. Stonegrave caught the eye last time at Southwell and is capable of better than he has shown so far, although his future looks to lie in handicaps. Chorist should do better as a three-year-old, while Colonial Sunrise may find a few of these too sharp over this trip.
