prominent, ridden 2f out, hung left and not quicken final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, driven to lead over 1f out, ran on well
raced mid-division, headway 2f out, effort to chase leaders when hung left and looked reluctant inside final furlong, kept on near finish
behind, shaken up over 1f out, stayed on
raced freely, led to 5f out, chased leader to over 1f out, weakened final furlong
keen hold, held up, weakened rapidly over 1f out
pressed leader, led 5f out to over 1f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt, held up, hung right bend 2f out, stayed on
behind, kept on final furlong, n.ner
started very slowly, always in rear
slow into stride, recovered and soon in touch, not much room briefly 2f out, ridden to press winner and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken near finish
A race where caution is very much the key to placing those bets. With little form decent form around, punters are likely to get sucked in to backing one or other of the two recent winners, Promising King and Chandelier. The races in which they both succeeded were similarly moderate affairs and they may find it difficult to follow up. On the face of it Chandelier might appear to have the better chance with his 7lb claimer aboard, but we will side with Promising King. Despite his 7lb rise in the weights, Gerard Butler's runners are going well enough to suggest that there is just a bit more to come from this three year old and that should be enough to follow up. None of the remainder set the pulse racing, though Non Ultra's Wolverhampton run last time was good enough to give her a chance of making the frame again here if she can reproduce it on the polytrack.
