held up in rear, headway on outside from halfway, driven to chase leaders 3f out, stayed on under pressure to take 2nd inside final furlong, not reached winner
tracked leader, led over 3f out, pushed 3 lengths clear 2f out, stayed on well
chased leaders, hard driven over 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden and staying on when not much room approaching 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
held up in rear, hampered over 3f out, no danger after
soon led, headed over 3f out, weakened quickly
in touch, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
chased leaders until weakened over 3f out
slowly away, behind, headway to chase leaders halfway, chased winner over 2f out until no extra inside final furlong
soon close up, chased leaders over 3f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division, pushed along halfway, no chance final 3f
held up in rear, never dangerous
held up in rear, never in contention
Nonrunner
Pip's Baby gets a narrow vote here ahead of No Recollection and Pothos way. Sylvester Kirk's gelding progressed nicely last season, ending the campaign with a game victory at Southwell. Something looked amiss on his seasonal return at Windsor and he could be on a very good mark if he can return to his form of last year. Pothos Way hit winning form in a Lingfield maiden last time on only his second ever run. He didn't beat much and but is open to plenty of improvement. A bigger threat to the selection may come from No Recollection who ran a solid race over course and distance on his seasonal return. He was reluctant to load and had been rowed along before the end of the back straight, but stayed on well to finish second. Emotive may prove best of the others, but Pip's Baby must go close if he shows his true colours.
