chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and no impression final 2f
behind, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on under pressure from over 1f out, never nearer
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 2f out, faded inside final furlong
in touch, outpaced 3f out, ridden, weakened 2f out
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no impression
behind, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders
with leader, led 2f out, ridden clear entering final furlong, ran on
chased leaders until ridden and weakened 1f out
slowly into stride, always behind
With some of these horses fit from the all-weather, it is difficult to be confident in naming the winner but, from a shortlist containing Malapropism, Bo McGinty, Treasure Cay, Zarzu, Justalord and, maybe, The Lord, we will side with Malapropism. The selection has the possible advantages of being a course and distance winner and is coming here from a productive spell in Nad Al Sheba. If he carries the latter into his British campaign he should, at the very least, run well. Bo McGinty races here from just a two-pound higher mark than when scoring in September and, being only lightly raced, he could improve this season, and Treasure Cay, who is also lightly raced and comes here fit from the all-weather, could well prove to be reasonably handicapped. River Falcon is back to a winning mark, but others might be sharper at the first time of asking, but Zarzu will be fit from the all-weather and, having won from a higher mark than today on artificial surfaces, looks set to go well. Finally, Justalord will also be fit from the all-weather and this course and distance winner is another to consider if he can sustain his improvement there on Turf, and The Lord, who is well handicapped based on his juvenile form, gets a mention because his handicap mark is dropping. Overall, though, we just side with Malapropism.
