chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up in touch, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace
led until halfway, stayed chasing winner to over 2f out, soon weakened
took keen hold, pressed leaders until weakened well over 1f out
slowly into stride, in rear, shaken up and kept on from over 1f out, never near leaders
behind, shaken up and kept on final 2f, never near leaders
held up in touch, effort 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
with leaders, led halfway, ridden over 1f out, ran on well
behind from halfway
in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
in mid division, ridden and no impression on leaders final 2f
chased leaders, ridden to chase winner from over 2f out, kept on same pace, never able to challenge final furlong
slowly away, towards rear, ridden and outpaced 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
slowly away, resr, kept on steadily final 2f, never able to challenge
in mid division, weakened over 3f out
Some interesting newcomers here but they will need to be useful to trouble those with experience who set a decent standard and the vote goes to Akimbo, who is preferred to Admiral and Latif. The selection is a beautifully bred son of Kingmambo and although beaten at odds on by Mukafeh when making his racecourse debut last season the first two pulled clear of the remainder that day and the form looks solid. The extra furlong should suit and Akimbo is taken to go one better. Sir Michael Stoute's Admiral showed enough in two starts last term to suggest that he can win races and should do better once tackling longer trips and of more interest may be John Gosden's Latif, who is entitled to have learned a great deal from his only start as a juvenile. John Dunlop's Lucky Again is a stoutly bred son of Be My Guest and may also want further to show his best form and of more interest among the newcomers may be the Barry Hills-trained News Sky, who is a half-brother by Gone West to Sayyedati. However, Akimbo sets a decent standard and should be tough to beat.
