in touch, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon clear
pulled hard, close up, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
held up mid-division, improved 4f out, ridden, kept on same pace final 2f
slowly into stride, always behind, pulled up 2f out, walked past winning post
mid-division, ridden, some headway on inside over 1f out, never nearer
soon led, ridden, headed over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
held up in rear, ridden 2f out, never dangerous
slowly into stride, held up, always towards rear
tracked leader, led over 3f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, soon outpaced by winner
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
A very competitive seller that may fall to Moon Shot, Malibu and Competitor can also make their presence felt. The selection has been a model of consistency in banded company and sellers. His most recent effort behind Mossman Gorge reads very well and with the assistance of Neil Callan he should prove hard to beat. Malibu has shown very little in better company recently but is really well in on official ratings. If running somewhere near his best he should be in the shake up. Competitor has been running better than his form figures suggest and although he is probably better over ten furlongs he should be capable of taking a hand in the finish. Others to keep an eye on in the betting are Rasid and Sungio, but the current form horse is Moon Shot and this one gets a narrow vote.
Competitor 2-1jt-fav (9-6) Led after 2f, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, faded towards finish, 6th of 11, 1l behind Milk And Sultana (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f sll (6) pol in Feb.
Moon Shot 5-4fav (9-5) Held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Mossmann Gorge (8-11) at Southwell 1m 4f sll (6) fbs in Feb.
Bhutan (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, always behind, never troubled leaders, 8th of 14, 17l behind Cristoforo (10-13) at Windsor 1m 4f amt hcp 0-75 (E) gf in Aug '04.
Dagola (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Held up, headway 3f out, not clear run over 1f out, switched and ran on well, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Champagne Shadow (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f clm (5) pol.
Malibu (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, joined leader 6f out, kept on one pace, 8th of 11, 8l behind Champagne Shadow (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f clm (5) pol.
Sungio 8-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, behind from halfway, 7th of 9, 27l behind Indian Chase (9-2) at Southwell 2m banded stk (7) fbs.
Mujazaf 5-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 16l behind York Cliff (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 4f sll (6) pol in Feb.
Bravura 12-1 (8-5) Close up, ridden 3f out, weakend approaching final furlong, 6th of 10, 5l behind Tycheros (8-4) at Lingfield 2m app hcp (5) pol in Feb.