made all, quickened 2f out, ran on strongly
in touch on outside, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway over 2f out, ran on to take 2nd well inside final furlong but no impression on winner
held up, headway well over 1f out, ran on one pace final furlong
held up and behind, kept on under pressure final furlong, never nearer
pulled hard and soon prominent, weakened just over 1f out
Keen hold, held up and never a factor
held up and behind, staying on when not clear run and snatched up over 1f out, not recover
chased winner until weakened over 2f out
prominent, chased winner over 2f out, hard ridden and not quicken entering final furlong, lost second well inside last
in touch on outside when stumbled 3f out, kept on again final furlong
dwelt, held up in rear, effort on inside over 1f out, soon ridden, eased when no chance well inside final furlong
A competitive heat with not that much to choose between these on official ratings. King's Thought impressed when winning here last week, with a couple of todays rivals behind. Both Voice Mail, who was third and African Sahara (5th), are better off at the weights, but it would be no surprise if King's Thought came out the best of that trio again. Amaranth looks to be on the downgrade nowadays, while Denis Our Menace looks to have something to prove now after finishing stone last in his last two outings. Roy Mcavoy has been in good form here since the turn of the year, picking up a couple of races along the way, but he looks to have a little to find in this company. Golden Spectrum has more ability than he cares to show, but a case can be made for Frankskips, who is open to improvement having just had the seven outings to date. A winner over course and distance, he is sure to figure at the business end, but a chance is taken with Treetops Hotel, who was given a mountain to climb last time. He has the useful apprentice Neil Chalmers taking 5lbs off his back and gets the vote.
