chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, headway to lead over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong
held up, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong
led until ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leader, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
held up mid-division, ridden to chase leaders approaching final furlong, kept on under pressure to go 3rd close home
held up, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, kept on
in rear, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous
A tricky eight runner handicap that may fall to Ace Of Hearts, with Saraaf and Jordan's Elect the main dangers. Chris Wall's five-year-old gained a deserved success at Newmarket last time, his first victory for 22 months, when he came through smoothly to beat St Pancras, in this sort of mood he will take a lot of stopping. Sarraaf appears to be coming to hand following an excellent third behind Efidium at York last month and could go close at a decent price. Jordan's Elect holds his form well and should again be in the firing line. In a very open contest Jay Gee's Choice and Distant Country are two others worthy of a mention, but now that Ace Of Hearts has remembered how to win we think he can follow up today.