tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, driven to challenge 2f out, held when hung right under pressure inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
took keen hold early and soon settled in close 4th, lost place over 4f out, hard ridden and plenty to do over 2f out, strong run under pressure final furlong, led near finish, won going
held up in rear, pushed along and plenty to do 3f out, headway on outer over 1f out, stayed on
mostly chased leader to over 4f out, ridden 3f out, soon beaten
held up in 5th, effort to chase leaders 2f out, stayed on one pace when not much room and took 3rd well inside final furlong
led at good pace, ridden and pressed from 2f out, kept on well final furlong until not pace of winner and headed near finish
slowly away, held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, soon outpaced
held up, effort on outer over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, eased when no chance final furlong
Street Life is well enough treated to take a hand in his current mood but would probably prefer a softer surface so the vote goes to Faayej, who is preferred to Karaoke. The last mentioned represents the in-form stable of Sylvester Kirk and comes here on the back of some consistent performances in handicaps. However, the four-year-old has been kept busy by connections and may find another race coming to soon so preference is for Faayej. Sir Michael Stoute's colt made a winning return to action when landing a handicap over course and distance last month and is taken to follow up under a 5lb penalty. Juste Pour L'Amour, for who Darryll Holland has been booked, the consistent John Hills-trained Say What You See, Gary Moore's Mad Carew and the unexposed Grooms Affection, from the stable of Peter Harris, all warrant respect but it is significant that Faayej has been kept in training as a four-year-old and his connections faith can be rewarded with another success.
