held up in mid-division, steady headway from 3f out, stayed on final furlong, never near leaders
in touch in chasing group, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
held up well in rear, stayed on final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
held up, ridden and no impression final 3f
chased clear leader to 4f out, weakened rapidly
chased leaders, driven along 3f out, soon weakened
reluctant to enter stalls, ridden to lead and set strong pace, 20 lengths clear 10f out, steadied 5f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, soon no chance of winner, kept on well to
in touch in chasing group, headway to track leading pair over 3f out, led inside final 2f, soon clear, stayed on well
always behind, tailed off final 4f
reluctant to enter stalls, behind, pushed along 4f out, never in contention
close up in chasing group, headway to chase leading pair final 2f, stayed on under pressure final furlong
always behind
Star Member has gone up 9lbs for his defeat of Nicky Henderson's Golden Miller at York last time and the latter's stablemate Got One Too is the selection to get the better of the top weight with Don Fernando rated the main danger. The selection has been running well over fences during the last year and returns to the flat after a long absence. Hi strainer is very adept at producing jumpers to win back on the level and Got One Too makes plenty of appeal to give the shrewd Nicky Henderson another flat race winner. Don Fernando has a string of duck's eggs but is better than recent evidence suggests. Kristensen was not disgraced in the Chester Cup last time and is another worthy of a mention along with Establishment, who has gone well here in the past, and Alan King's Grand Fromage who returns after a long lay off. Paul Howling's Madiba has been in good form on the all-weather and turf off late and has a nice racing weight. He is another to consider but the vote goes to Got One Too and Nicky Henderson.
