dwelt, held up in rear, ridden 3f out, no impression final 2f
mostly chased leader, ridden to challenge 2f out, soon hung left under pressure, kept on final furlong
held up in touch, good headway over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, pushed out
led, ridden 2f out, kept on well until headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, ran on final furlong
raced on outer in touch, until weakened well over 2f out
behind, driven on outer 3f out, soon struggling
held up, not clear run from 3f out, switched left and hampered over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no chance
slowly into stride, behind, pushed along and effort on inner 3f out, no extra final furlong
We can't see too many getting heavily involved in this handicap and it looks to be between Franksalot and Concubine, with the vote going to Franksalot. The selection has gone well on both his starts here, without winning, and has to shoulder a 5lb penalty for landing a similar type of contest at Brighton last week. This is his optimum trip, ground conditions suit, and with few others jumping out off the card, he may just be capable of defying that extra weight and following up. The main danger looks to be course and distance winner Concubine. The mare runs from a mark 2lb lower than that success here, and on that basis must have a chance. She has run well off higher marks since then and now looks to have been given some sort of an opportunity. However, it has been a long time between drinks and she may just have forgotten how to win, so although we respect her chance we are prepared to oppose her. Of the others Pango is well suited by the track and going but has not run over this short a trip since October 2001. It remains to be seen if he will have the speed for seven furlongs, but he is not totally ruled out. The selection here though, is Franksalot.
