led, ridden 4f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra
in touch, headway under pressure 3f out, hard driven final furlong, stayed on under pressure to lead final 50 yards
close up, led over 3f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened quickly
chased leaders, ridden 4f out, hung left under pressure 2f out, weakened final furlong
in rear, no chance final 2f, eased final furlong
took keen hold, prominent until weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off
held up in rear, never a factor
pulled hard, tracked leaders for 6f, tailed off
held up in touch, pushed along halfway, good headway over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, kept on well until headed final 50 yards
This should not take a great deal of winning and Ghantoot is taken to improve Luca Cumani's already impressive winner at the track, with Resplendent King and Atlantic City rated the main dangers. The selection lost no caste in defeat on his handicap debut at Redcar over nine furlongs last time and, while the handicapper has seen fit to raise him 3lbs for that, there should be more to come from the lightly raced son of Inchinor. Atlantic City makes his first venture into this grade and a market move for the William Haggas-trained gelding would be of interest. Resplendent King is more exposed than most but is consistent and can be expected to run his usual game race. Philip Mitchell's Wild Pitch has claims on the form shown at Goodwood two starts ago but disappointed last time and of more interest may be the Dominic Ffrench Davis-trained Ask The Driver, who has been running well in similar company of late. Uncle John and Duke's View are others worthy of a mention but Ghantoot has an obvious chance on the strength of his last time out run and gets the vote.
