raced towards far side, led to over 3f out, led again well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on
prominent stand side until weakened quickly 3f out
raced towards far side, held-up, steady headway halfway, ridden and every chance 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
prominent centre, weakened over 2f out
raced centre, held-up, steady headway from halfway, chased leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on readily
prominent, hard ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f
chased stand side leaders, weakened inside final 2f
slowly away, raced centre always behind
chased far side leaders 4f
in touch centre, weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden 3f out soon weakened
in touch stand side, weakened over 2f out
chased far side leaders, weakened over 2f out
prominent far side to halfway, soon behind
slowly into stride, soon recovered to chase far side leaders, ridden and kept on same pace final 2f
slowly into stride, behind stand side, headway and hung left over 1f out, soon outpaced
prominent centre, led over 3f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
A difficult finale with at least a dozen in with a chance, but we have narrowed it down to Neap Tide, Aesculus, Piccleyes and Distant Connection, with the former just getting the nod. Trained by John Gosden, the selection showed plenty of promise in three juvenile outings. You can ignore his first outing of the season as the jockey reported that he ran far to freely, with more restraint today we should see a different animal. Luca Cumani's Aesculus is improving with every outing and must enter calculations. Distant Conection comes here on the back of a recent victory at Sandown and should go well despite top-weight. Much lower down the handicap is Piccleyes who displayed plenty of promise last season to be given a chance here. So in conclusion a very open affair for which Neap Tide is a tentative selection.
