went left start, held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
bumped start, held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and hung left 2f out, driven and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on
mid-division, headway to go 2nd after 5f, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed final furlong, kept on
bumped start, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
led 1f, stayed prominent, ridden and badly hampered well over 1f out, kept on
mid-division, headway over 7f out, ridden over 3f out, badly hampered and lost place 2f out, soon eased
mid-division, headway over 2f out, not clear run and switched right well over 1f out, driven to lead final furlong, stayed on
tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out
Another trappy handicap with several progressive types in action. Stance has taken a while to get his act together, but he appears to be going the right way and this step up in trip should bring about futher improvement. He looks the one to beat. Windermere had plenty of use made of him when winning at Newbury and he too should be suited by this stamina test. Distinction appreciated the step up to 12-furlongs last time and ran his best race to date. He has been raised a further 2lb, but that is unlikely to stop him and he should be involved in the finish. He has nothing in hand over Dune, who was just behind him at Goodwood, but he is lightly raced and may be open to that bit more improvement. Kasthari looks to have plenty on for what he has actually achieved, but he is open to any amount of improvement over this trip, while Lingo is another worthy of respect, but whether this trip will bring out the best in him remains to be seen.
