held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden and effort over 2f out, one-paced final furlong
mid-division, pushed along and lost place over 3f out, no danger after
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous
mid-division, headway 6f out to chase leaders, driven to lead just inside final furlong, edged left and stayed on well
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression
led, headed after 4f, remained prominent, weakened halfway, soon behind
tracked leaders, led after 4f, ridden over 3f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
Batoutoftheblue has not been seen for 466 days since running over hurdles and although is arguably better on the dirt represents a trainer who can get one ready for a long lay-off in a race which will not take a lot of winning. Double Blade hails from a yard which is in-form but is arguably held by Royal Castle who himself holds obvious claims. Backwoods has dropped down to a useful mark and holds place possibilities.
