tracked leaders on inner, not much room and switched left over 1f out, ridden and every chance final furlong, kept on towards finish
held up, headway on wide outside 3f out, outpaced inside final 2f
set steady pace, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly
tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, headway on wide outside well over 1f out, hard driven final furlong, ran on under pressure to lead last stride
took keen hold in touch, went 2nd over 2f out, led inside final 2f, headed entering final furlong, soon outpaced
in touch, ridden to lead entering final furlong, kept on under pressure until headed final stride
chased leaders, weakening when not much room inside final 2f
The finale looks like a weak affair in which Armariver, Dans Pride and Whistling Fred all have leading chances and the vote is given to Armariver. The selection is a well-bred sort from the Paul Nicholls yard and he will not have to be anything out of the ordinary to make a winning debut. The market should be monitored for any clues but if the vibes are positive then it should pay to take the hint. Dans Pride should be his biggest rival as he made a winning debut in a bumper on this track when easily beating Sintos. He won with plenty to spare that day so he should go well. Whistling Fred is stoutly-bred and he ran well when second behind Dreams Jewel in a bumper at Hereford on his debut. He is sure to come on for that run and is entitled to plenty of respect. Mikado Melody is from a shrewd yard and is another to note in the market, but we are happy to stick with Armariver as our idea of the winner.
