tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out
prominent, led inside final furlong, ridden out
always behind
mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
in touch, joined leader 11f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
always behind
led, ridden over 2f out, headed and not quicken well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up and keen, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always behind
Nonrunner
This may not be as competitive as the numbers suggest with over half of 11 runners having to race from out of the handicap and a chance is taken on the fitness of Little Brave, who is preferred to French Mannequin and Zaffeu. The last mentioned is trained by Nick Littmoden but neither his style of running, nor his pedigree, suggests that this longer trip will bring about the necessary improvement. Zeloso has been running in banded races and despite this being a poor contest, should not really be good enough to trouble the pick of these. Kyber has claims on his best form but his stable remains out of form and of more interest may be the top weight French Mannequin. He has not raced on the flat for some time but has been ticking over at the National Hunt game and returns to the level on a favourable mark. However, like so many of these, the six-year-old is a far from certain stayer and preference is for Little Brave. Admittedly he has a long absence to overcome but the 10-year-old hails from a stable in form so fitness may not be a problem and there are no stamina doubts for the son of Kahyasi. Little Brave looks the pick of a poor bunch.
