mid-division, lost place over 2f out, soon behind, eased inside final furlong
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakening when not much room inside final furlong
chased leaders, outpaced halfway, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, never trouble leaders
chased leaders, hung left and led over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong
slowly into stride, always behind
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led 1f, remained in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong
dwelt, behind until ridden and kept on final 2f, never on terms
unruly stalls, steadied start, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway 3f out, effort and not clear run over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, took 2nd close home
El Palmar looks the one to beat here, with Westborough and Tatweer possibly proving best of the rest. The David Barron-trained selection has shown ability in each of his three starts to date, and his third to Mr Wolf at Newcastle last time reads very well in the context of this race. Despite the fact that he did not seem entirely suited by soft going last time, his natural ability might still see him home. A return to the level of form that saw Westborough finish second to Benbaun at Redcar last September would give him chances, while Tatweer, who ran quite well at Folkestone last time, might improve again for the drop to five furlongs. Take Good Time showed some promise at Goodwood on his debut so might improve but the others have looked modest to date. Overall, then, El Palmar holds a leading chance and gets the vote.
