in touch, clear leading pair when hung left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
in touch, pushed along halfway, outpaced 2f out, kept in inside final furlong
raced wide in touch, ridden halfway, soon well behind
dwelt, soon recovered to press leader to 3f out, weakened rapidly over 2f out
tracked leaders, chased leader inside final 2f, sustained run to lead inside final furlong, ridden clear
in mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened and behind final 2f
raced on outer, ran green, in touch, hard ridden and not quicken over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon ridden in rear, never dangerous
slowly into stride, held up well in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on to take 3rd well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, led 2f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong but kept on for clear 2nd
Marhoon is the obvious form choice here, and can beat the newcomers Chocolate Caramel and Maria Delfina. Ed Vaughn's colt has put in two solid displays so far, a fourth at Windsor on his debut, and a second to Maxamillion last time at Brighton. The experience will stand him in good stead here and he looks the one to be on. Chocolate Caramel has a very interesting pedigree, his is by top sire Storm Creek, out of a brilliant Brazilian mare, any market move for this one should be noted. The same applies to the John Gosden newcomer Maria Delfina, a superbly bred daughter of Giants Causeway. Of the others Busaco has shown promise in two outings to date, but there is a solid look about Marhoon's form and he gets the verdict.
