in touch, pushed along halfway, effort over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home
disputed lead, led halfway, headed inside final furlong, no extra
mid-division, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on well to lead inside final furlong, kept on
towards rear, never dangerous
towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden halfway, no extra final 2f
chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
towards rera, never dangerous
behind, soon pushed along, some late headway, never dangerous
in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace approaching final furlong
The Ian McInnes-trained Molotov has been in good lately and can take the finale; possibly at the main expense of Xanadu and Royal Windmill, who are hard to split judged on their recent encounter at Redcar. Robwillcall and Flying Tackle are others that are bubbling under on the shortlist, while any support for Loughlorien may not be too far off the mark if an each way price is available. However, the recent efforts of Molotov have been pleasing enough to grant him another throw of the dice and the four-year-old - a winner at Brighton on his penultimate start - is expected to relish the challenge presented by the course when they come up the hill towards the line.
