jumped right, led to 15th, stayed tracking leaders but outpaced from next, rallied under pressure approaching 3 out, soon beaten
tracked leaders, reminders 9th, blundered 11th, led 15th, ridden and stayed on grimly from 3 out, all out run in
chased leaders, blundered 11th, weakened before 4 out, 5th and no chance when fell last
prominent, lost place 13th, rallied approaching 2 out, took third before last, kept on under pressure run in
in touch, chased winner from 15th, kept challenging under pressure until no extra run in, just held on for 2nd all out
behind, some headway 15th, weakened quickly 4 out, tailed off when pulled up approaching 2 out
in touch, lost touch 12th, tailed off when pulled up after 15th
reminder after 1st, always rear, tailed off
never going well in rear, lost touch 12th, tailed off when blundered 14th
Ice Cool Lad, Labula Bay and Dragon King are all shortlisted here and we will make Ice Cool Lad the tentative selection. The gelding from the Richard Rowe yard ran well last time at Ascot when a good second behind Strong Magic. He is a little high in the weights at present but he has won all his three races on this track and loves it around here so is taken to score. Labula Bay should give our selection the most to do as he won in impressive style when defeating Auburn Spirit last time. He is respected here but has never won over this trip so is opposed for that reason as it might just stretch his stamina. Dragon King is the other worth consideration but he remains a little high in the weights and will surely need some respite from the handicapper before he is winning again. The rest will need to improve to trouble the principles and Ice Cool Lad is given the verdict.
