behind, not clear run over 2f out, effort on wide outside and stayed on under pressure final furlong
towards rear, hampered over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
prominent, losing place on when rails not much room inside final furlong, never dangerous after
close up until ridden and weakened just inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up, good headway 2f out, hung left from over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out
wide, effort on outside from 2f out, hung left and no extra over 1f out
dwelt, soon prominent, close up when slightly hampered over 1f out, no extra
with leaders until weakened over 2f out
made most to over 2f out, weakened quickly
dwelt, behind, hampered over 2f out, headway on inner when hampered over 1f out, never dangerous after
with leaders, led over 2f out, ridden, headed and slightly hampered inside final furlong, not pace of winner
unseated rider and bolted before start, behind, ridden and hampered over 2f out, never dangerous after
A competitive little heat, which is a seller in all but name. Davos impressed when winning at Southwell and certainly won with more in hand than the official verdict suggest's. He has plenty of pace and won't be inconvenienced by this shorter trip. However, he faces a difficult task to give over a stone to Little Louis, taking into account Derek Nolan's claim. Little Louis took a while to lose his maiden tag and has since run well in defeat. He has nothing to fear from Efimac, whom he meets on 10lbs better terms for a neck on their running at Wolverhampton, and he also holds Tommy Nutter, who was four lengths behind him and yet meets his conqueror on 11lbs worse terms. Badou, from a powerful yard, is respected at this level but, he will have to improve on what he has shown so far if he is to take a hand in this.
