held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, some headway, beaten approaching final furlong and eased
mid-division, ridden 4f out, no impression
hdl up in rear, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, soon hung right, headed well inside final furlong, not run on
held up, in rear when ridden over 3f out, headway approaching 1f out, ran on strongly well is. final furlong, just failed
led, quickened up 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakening when headed over 1f out
tracked leaders, going well when not clear run over 2f out, driven and switched left over 1f ot, quickened up to lead well inside final furlong, ridden out
in touch, ridden 3f out, kept on
tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, joined leader over 2f out, beaten slightly hampered over 1f out, faded
An interesting contest with several lightly raced and potentially well handicapped types taking on more experienced rivals. Recent maiden winners Golden Lariat and La Paz fall in to the former category and both are capable of making an impact on their handicap bows. Preference is for Sir Michael Stoute's charge who showed a most willing attitude when making all to score with something in hand at Bath and looks capable of further progress. Afadan now looks high enough in the weights having landed a Newmarket handicap last month while Gentleman Venture is on a winning mark but would prefer more ease in the ground to show his best.
