prominent, ridden and led 3f out, headed and no extra final 100 yards
held up, ridden over 4f out, some headway final furlong nearest finish
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on well to lead inside final furlong
towards rear, some headway to mid-division over 2f out, one pace after
in touch, ridden 3f out, soon one pace
led, ridden over 3f out, soon headed and gradually weakened
held up, ridden over 3f out, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, one pace after
tracked leaders, lost place halfway, soon ridden and beaten
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Lauro took advantage of a lenient turf handicap mark when winning at Haydock in June and, although 5lbs higher now, is taken to win again at the main expense of Hula Ballew and Bandos. The last mentioned, a dual course winner, seems to be too high in the weights now while Hula Ballew has struggled in two starts off his new mark since winning at Carlisle last month. Gerard Butler's Compton Eclipse and the improving Skiddaw Jones are others worthy of a mention but we are happy to side with Julie Camacho's Lauro, who followed her Haydock win with a creditable second back on the all-weather at Wolverhampton. That was the first time that the daughter of Mukaddamah had raced in two months so there should be further improvement to come.
