chased leaders, driven and hung right over 1f out, ran on under pressure final furlong to lead final strides
led to over 4f out, stayed pressing leader, led over 1f out, wandered under pressure inside final furlong, headed final strides
slowly into stride, took keen hold and held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, no impression final 2f
raced wide in mid-division, ridden on outer and unable to quicken 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on final furlong to take 3rd near finish
in touch on inner, ridden and not quicken 2f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong but no impression near finish
reared start, held up in rear, staying on on outer when not clear run just inside final furlong, no chance after
ridden from start to join leader 5f out, led narrowly over 4f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and no headway final 2f
raced keenly, tracked leaders until weakened quickly over 1f out
in touch, ridden and not quicken 2f out, beaten after
slowly away, pulled hard in rear, headway over 1f out, running on when nowhere to go well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, took keen hold early and always behind
in touch on outer, hung right and not quicken 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
A few of these will have to put up career best efforts to score and we take Saristar to defy a 6lb penalty and do just that, with Out After Dark, Oasis Star and Khabfair others for the short list. The selection is due to be raised 7lb anyway soon and has Brazilian apprentice Nelson De Souza on board to take off a valuable 5lb here. His win over this trip at Pontefract was very encouraging as it did it with a fair bit in hand, and this stiff track should also suit, so he can make the step up in class here and follow up. Out After Dark in another due to go up soon. The winner of a Class E at Pontefract and then a Class D at Sandown last month, Clive Cox's gelding has continued to go well in defeat in two subsequent runs, and won't be far away despite looking just too high in the weights. Oasis Star drops back slightly in trip and will appreciate this fast ground. She is another due to be reassessed soon, and she has already won three times this season. However, those wins have been over seven furlongs and a mile and whether she has the speed to win this remains open to question. of the remainder, Khabfair is a course and distance winner in this sort of company already this season, and has conditions to suit, but again looks fully exposed here and we will stick with Saristar who can make the necessary progress to win.
