raced centre, led after 1f, ridden and edged left over 1f out, ran on well
raced centre, in touch, ridden to chase winner 1f out, kept on
raced centre, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, switched right 1f out, stayed on
raced centre, mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, never going pace to challenge
raced centre, held up, ridden 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous
raced centre, held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out, eased when no chance from over 1f out, tailed off
raced centre, led for 1f, with leaders, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
raced centre, took keen hold and prominent, every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong
raced centre, held up and keen, ridden 2f out, edged left over 1f out, some headway final furlong
raced centre, held up, ridden over 2f out, some beaten
raced centre, held up in rear, ridden 2f out, soon no impression
raced centre, held up in rear, pushed along from 4f out, brief effort over 1f out, soon beaten
raced centre, in touch and took keen hold, close up 2f out, beaten when not much room near finish
raced centre, mid-division, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
raced centre, in touch until weakened well over 1f out
The Michael Jarvis-trained Fruhlingssturm has been highly tried of late but has ground conditions to suit today and might be worth a small investment in a tricky finale where Alkaadhem and Sights On Gold are rated the main dangers. The selection has been largely frustrating this term but it may be that he needs a soft surface to show his best form and in a wide-open race he might be worth a bet. Neither Alkaadhem nor Sights On Gold are yet to show that they are as good on a softer surface as a good one and, away from the selection, there are plenty of runners with each-way claims. Sir Michael Stoute's Imperial Stride has not been seen since finishing fourth of five behind Haafhd in the Craven Stakes and it will be interesting to see whether he can begin to make up for lost time. Fong's Thong looked an interesting recruit to Brian Meehan's string earlier in the season but his bubble has been burst of late and of more interest may be the Mark Tompkins-trained Lincoln winner Babodana, who should not mind the conditions. With David Elsworth's stable in such good form at present, Skidmark has to be respected along with stablemates Pawn Broker and Spanish Don, while the lightly raced Ecomium is another from an in-form yard. However, Fruhlingssturm has conditions to suit for the first time since winning at Epsom in June and he gets the vote.
