held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
close up, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, one-paced
pulled hard, in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, weakened quickly over 3f out, eased final 2f
with leader, led 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
mid-division, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out
held up mid-division, headway from 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on
steadied start, behind, never nearer
slow into stride, always in rear
dropped rider, ran loose before start, slow into stride, behind
slow into stride, headway to chase leader 6f out, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f
Several of these are open to plenty of improvement and it may again pay to keep tabs on the first few home if they are kept to a modest level after this. The ones to concentrate on though appear to be Muslin, a well-bred filly from the James Fanshawe yard that should improve for the run, Peak Of Perfection, a half-brother to the useful Camberley, and Tudor Bell, who improved for the step up to this trip at Pontefract last time. However, Mountain Meadow did well to get so close to Guineas entry Salford City on his only start to date and he is confidently expected to come out on top here if he has wintered as expected. The Deploy gelding had some useful types in behind him on that occasion and, with normal improvement anticipated, he could be a class above these today.
