towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, never a factor
towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, never troubled leaders
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
prominent, ridden over 2f out, not quicken, onepaced final furlong
mid division, chased along over 4f out, never near to challenge
led, pushed along and quickened over 2f out, kept on until headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
mid division, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
In a weak-looking maiden, Almizan can step up on a promising debut effort to get the better of main rivals, Golano and Silver City. Unraced at two, Mick Channon's Darshaan colt was relatively unfancied for his debut at Newbury last month, but under the circumstances put up an encouraging performance to finish fourth to the potentially useful Westmoreland Road. He weakened inside the final furlong that day and is likely to be a lot fitter here, so might just be good enough to win an ordinary event like this. Golano was beaten at odds-on at Lingfield last time but had shaped well on both two-year-old starts and could easily be good enough on his return to turf. Silver City looks relatively exposed and appeared very one-paced on his reappearance at Kempton. He will probably be best suited to staying handicaps in time.