held up, pushed along and headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong
always behind
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, chased along over 3f out, was soon beaten
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, pushed along and switched right 2f out, ridden and edged left 1f out, never dangerous
dwelt, soon mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to dispute lead entering final furlong, driven out to lead close home
led, headed over 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and kept on under pressure final furlong, headed close home
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong
steadied at start, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
A tough handicap that can go to Mexican Pete, who, despite being upped 3lb for a good second here last month, makes more appeal at the weights than Solo Flight and Dovedon Hero, who look handicapped up to their best at the moment. However, this trio will not have it all their own way and the likes of Barman and Loves Travelling also have to be considered as they come into the race representing yards that are doing well at the present time. They should both be shortlisted as dangers if money arrives to support their claims. Night Sight is another that holds claims at the weights as well and his course record of three previous wins speaks for itself. However, he is on a long losing sequence and is not for the feint hearted in this company. Therefore we return to Mexican Pete as the one to be on today as he has shaped as if he is back to something like his best after a handful of outings this term. Lisa Jones is a positive booking for the four-year-old and he has everything in place to make a bold bid today.
