close up, tracked leader 3f out, led 2f out, hard ridden final furlong, edged right close home
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish
dwelt, soon in touch, headway to challenge 2f out, hampered soon afterwards on rails, eased
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
started slowly, always towards rear
started slowly, behind and never on terms
held up mid-division, ridden and outpaced 2f out, stayed on again well inside final furlong
disputed lead, led after 2f, ridden and headed 2f out, edged right soon after, kept on final furlong, slightly short of room close home and eased
held up mid-division, headway 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, always held
disputed lead, headed after 2f, stayed prominent until weakened 2f out
held up towards rear, stayed on same pace final 2f, never nearer
Unless one of the newcomers is above average, this looks set to go to Kawagino, who has far and away the best form of those to have run. Nerys Duttfield's three-year-old had several decent efforts to his name as a juvenile, including when filling third spot in the Group 3 Coventry Stakes at the Royal meeting. The only surprise was that he failed to get his head in front before the end of the season. However,this is the easiest task he has had to face and he should make no mistake. Bi Polar is bred to do better over middle-distances and will surely be more at home when tackling handicappers, while the consistent Regent's Secret, (five times a runner-up as a juvenile), shouldn't be good enough at this level, even allowing for the fact that his stable are in top form. Graduation Day is open to improvement and his second to Tout Seul was given a real boost when the latter went on to win the Dewhurst.
