held up in mid-division, pushed along and headway over 3f out, ridden and effort 2f out, one-paced final furlong
held up towards rear, headway and effort 3f out, no extra final furlong
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f, never able to challenge
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, not clear run well over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
reminders start, with leader, led halfway, headed 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
led, headed halfway, led again 5f out, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway 4f out, pushed along and chased winner 3f out, ridden and effort 2f out, one-paced inside final furlong
always behind
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
held up in touch, headway over 6f out, ridden to lead 3f out, stayed on well
The versatile Whistling Dixie, who has shown dramatic improvement over hurdles of late including a fine Haydock third behind Intersky Falcon, looks well treated on his return to the Flat. The Forest Wind gelding can make the most of a straightforward opportunity and, on these terms, should prove too strong against decidedly weak opposition. Lapadar, a dual winner on the all-weather, has not proved as effective back on turf and is becoming disappointing including in headgear last time while One Domino is unpredictable and, even at his best, needs to find something on the book.
