held up behind, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out weakened final furlong
towards rear, effort over 3f out, weakened final 2
held up in rear, hung badly left over 3f, never dangerous
behind, effort over 3f out, headway on inner over 2f out, kept on same pace
in touch, pushed along and lost place over 4f out
chased leader, led over 2f out, pushed clear over 1f out
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f
in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
behind, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd final furlong, ran on well inside last
prominent, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
Henry Cecil's older horses are in pretty good shape this term and Calonnog can add to the stables success, with Tree Tops and Portmanteau put forward as the main dangers. This improving four-year-old put up a solid showing when finishing runner up behind Karamea in a decent looking maiden at Thirsk last time. It was only her second ever racecourse appearance so further improvement can be expected. Tree Tops will be a tough nut to crack, she had no answer to Pont Allaire's finishing kick at Nottingham last time, but had some promising types behind, another big run is on the cards. The best of the rest could;d be Portmanteau who was a very expensive yearling and is certain to be better than she has shown so far. Not the easiest of races to evaluate but Calonnog looks the safest proposition.
