in touch, ridden 4f out, chased leaders over 1f out, one pace
in touch, ridden and weakened over 5f out, tailed off over 3f out
mid-division, headway 4f out, led 2f out, ridden and challenged final furlong, kept on
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden when headed 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra
led headed over 3f out, weakened
mid-division, headway 5f out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway to go in touch 4f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, stayed on
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, chased leading pair 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
in touch, ridden 5f out, weakened 3f out
held up rear, ridden 4f out, never better then mid-division
Il Duce gets the confident vote in the bumper to round off the card, with Foxtrot Yankee and Killenaule the most likely dangers. The selection ran promisingly on his debut last May and then went close again in a bumper at Ludlow last time behind King Killone. He looks like a winner waiting to happen and he is clearly the one to beat. Foxtrot Yankee shaped with promise when fifth in a bumper on his debut behind Briery Fox. He will need to improve to take this, but that is not out of the question and has to be of interest. Killenaule could be the best of the newcomers as he is nicely-bred and hails from a shrewd yard. As ever in these type of events, the market could provide the clues, but Il Duce sets a good standard for the rest here and he should send favourite backers home happy.
