took keen hold in rear, effort on inside well over 1f out, never going pace to challenge
held up, ridden over 2f out, no headway
prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
held up in rear, smooth headway over 2f out, led well over 1f out, edged left and drew clear final furlong, comfortably
chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, edged left 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, no extra 1f out
held up in rear, headway well over 2f out, hung left from over 1f out, one pace
in touch, bumped 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader until ridden and weakened 3f out
held up in touch, headway 2f out, chased winner 1f out, kept on
slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 2f out, headway when switched right over 1f out, stayed on, never able to challenge
Lord Links looks the percentage call ahead of recent-winner Vicious Warrior in this classified stakes. While Lord Links has probably been something of a disappointment given his illustrious pedigree, he managed to gain the winning thread at Goodwood on his last start and drawn two, he has a highly positive booking of Richard Hughes. Vicious Warrior is the type who can win a couple on the bounce and while he has obvious formbook chances, the draw is hardly ideal. Analyze is a capable horse on his day and he landed some nice bets at Lingfield. Handicaps look out for him so expect another good run at this level. Lakota Brave is a regular round here and is worth a look if there is any market support. Harry Potter and Templet reoppose with the latter in at better terms based upon their previous running. Freeloader has often been backed for better races than this and does have a 50% strike rate on artificial surfaces. A tough contest with Lord Links selected.
