held up, effort to chase leaders on outer 2f out, ridden and every chance final furlong, not quicken towards finish
held up, effort to chase leader 2f out, upsides and every chance final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish, finished lame
held up, headway 2f out, not much room and squeezed through entering final furlong, driven to lead towards finish
close up, not clear run over 2f out, ridden and no extra approaching final furlong
chased leaders, hard ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up in last pair, headway under pressure 2f out, outpaced and beaten final furlong
pulled hard, in touch, weakened rapidly 3f out
reluctant to enter stalls, tracked leader, led 3f out, kicked clear 2f out, unable to quicken and headed towards finish
took keen hold, soon led, headed 3f out, weakened quickly
slowly away, held up in last pair, under pressure when not clear run on rails over 2f out
Scotty's Future, Absolute Utopia and Free Option look the main protagonists in this seller and the confident vote goes to Scotty's Future. The selection won well in this grade a couple of runs ago and connections paid a lot of money to retain him. He was then well beaten in a handicap but with Johnny Murtagh coming over for the ride he can get his association with David Loder off to a flying start. Absolute Utopia was a head behind Scotty's Future last time but she will need to improve to gain her revenge on these terms. Free Option has the ability to win but needs everything to fall right to score and for that reason he is opposed. Of the remainder Muqtadi is better over a longer trip so for the winner we return to Scotty's Future.
