held up, headway and not clear run over 1f out, edged left and ran on final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders, soon pushed along, kept on under strong pressure final furlong but never dangerous
held up towards rear, never troubled leaders
slowly away, held up, never nearer
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden and weakened 1f out
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and led inside final furlong, ran on
edged right throughout, led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
slowly away, outpaced
mid-division, soon pushed along, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous
An excellent nursery and one in which we will opt for Detonate ahead of Nova Tor, Wise Wager, Key Secret and Brag Working on formlines including Katie Boo, then Brag, Nova Tor (whose action should be suited by give), Wise Wager, Key Secret and Detonate are all closely weighted on form, if you allow a little for the fact that Brag looked to be unlucky-in-running when third behind Wise Wager at Thirsk last time, although the latter did well to win from a poor draw. It is hard to be dogmatic about which of these will come out on top and it sets up a fascinating race. Monashee Prince is weighted to turn the tables on Canton based on May Chester form on good to soft, although the latter has, arguably, progressed the better of the pair, and Monashee Rose looked as though she had a good bit more to come when scoring at Carlisle last time and is at the right end of the handicap if that is true. Witchry looked to be improving last time, and overall his form is fair, but he has no form on going with give in it and Empire's Ghodha is looking exposed and the handicapper certainly hasn't taken a chance with dual winner Pitch Up. As we say, it all adds up to an interesting contest, with the vote going to Detonate, who looked as though he acted on soft when fourth behind Prince Charming at Ascot on his second run.
