led early, chased leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out
took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden well over 2f out, kept on well
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders early, ridden and outpaced 3f out, kept on approaching final furlong, not trouble first two
soon led, ridden and headed well over 2f out, no extra final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2f out, kept on final furlong
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened and eased 2f out
mid-division, ridden approaching 2f out, some headway approaching final furlong, never able to challenge
slowly into stride, always behind
mid-division, ridden 3f out, never troubled leaders
held up and keen, ridden approaching 2f out, soon weakened
Much will depend here on how good Hansard is. By a Canadian sire, he cost $600,000 as a foal and was obviously not intended to be running at somewhere like Catterick. However, David Loder has his team in superb form at the moment and it would be no surprise to see him land this. Of the remainder, Tanafus probably makes most appeal. Fourth in a fair race at Haydock on his second and final outing last year, he gives the impression he will be better over a longer trip than today's seven furlongs and may be best in handicaps, while Jenavive was very green on her debut at Pontefract and is almost certainly capable of better. However, we think Hansard will prove tough to beat on his racecourse debut, and he can continue the excellent run of David Loder's horses.
