chased leaders, hard ridden and one pace from over 1f out
reluctant to enter stalls, led 1f, chased leaders to over 3f out, weakened quickly
in touch, hard ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride, soon recovered to chase leaders, hard ridden to chase winner briefly over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch to halfway, soon behind
chased leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, weakening near finish, held on well
outpaced in rear, stayed on under pressure to chase winner just over 1f out, kept on final furlong
led after 1f, headed over 2f out, stayed chasing winner to over 1f out, weakened final furlong
switched right to race on outer soon after start, in touch until weakened 2f out
Stanhope Forbes carries most weight but could be up to the task against Pardon Moi and Red Rocky who are seen as the main dangers. Stanhope Forbes is by no means a world beater but so nearly opened his account in selling company here just before Christmas when touched off by Must Be So. He would have surely won in another stride, and then was rather unfortunate to suffer a tardy start when fifth in nursery company a week ago. Both efforts suggest that there is a race to be won with him, and with Eddie Aherne to do the steering, Nick Littmoden¿s charge is the one to beat. Pardon Moi gained her sole victory at Yarmouth in the summer, but has shown enough since to warrant a mention. She was traveling well from off the pace at Wolverhampton last time, and should be suited by the drop back in trip today. Red Rocky is still learning and flashed her tail when asked to go about her business here eight days ago. Apart from Costa Del Sol, the others make no appeal and Stanhope Forbes gets the nod.
