close up, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
held up in rear, headway 4f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, headway 4f out, led on bit 2f out, comfortable
dwelt, pulled hard, held up, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten
close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader 9f out, led 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
This is quite an interesting handicap with Fourth Dimension, Jair Ohmsford, Dance World, Lewis Island and Kingston Town shortlisted, but the vote goes to Dance World. Looking at the field. Fourth Dimension holds a very good chance if transferring his Turf form to the all-weather, as he is three pounds below a winning mark and ran some fair races in defeat on grass. Jair Ohmsford won twice over course and distance in February but is now six pounds higher in the ratings. However, if fit after a break since May, he can still go well. Dance World returned a much better effort when second over 11 furlongs here last time and, even though he is four pounds higher in the ratings, is entitled to respect. Madiba, who is also a course and distance scorer, put in a fair effort from his revised mark last time but is probably better over further. Lewis Island did not fail by much to land a gamble at Lingfield last time and, given that he was inexperienced on artificial surfaces going into that race, can be expected to go well again. Spring Surprise is only lightly raced and won a seven-furlong maiden at Doncaster a year ago, but his latest run, at Wolverhampton and in first-time blinkers, was modest. Lennel has yet to race on this surface but Tass Heel, a course winner two years ago, could go well although he has had just one run in over a year, and that came 75 days ago. Finally, the Martin Pipe-trained Kingston Town is better known over hurdles these days but won his maiden over a mile here and is another who cannot be ruled out of a good run. Overall, though, we will side with Dance World.
