led, ridden and headed over 1f out, edged right under pressure, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, effort and not clear run over 1f out, switched right, kept on
always prominent, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, no extra close home
mid-division, weakening when hampered over 1f out
held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well inside final furlong
always prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, all out
close up, outpaced over 2f out, soon faded
held up in touch, driven and headway over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
towards rear, headway and not clear run over 1f out, stayed on well, never nearer
slowly away, towards rear, never dangerous
broke well, soon held up, headway over 1f out, never on terms
prominent until halfway
held up, hampered over 6f out, effort when not clear run over 1f out, ran on final furlong
Not the strongest of handicaps and one that can be taken by Maclean, with Apex, Just Tim and Solar Power likely to be involved. The selection has been allotted a fair mark of 76 for his first handicap, and the handicapper has given him a chance of progressing from three decent efforts so far. A length winner of a Musselburgh maiden in April, this faster ground will suit him even more and with Fallon up he is taken to score. Apex has been raised 5lb for just a short head win at Warwick last time. That was over seven furlongs and in soft ground and it remains to be seen if Ed Dunlop's colt will see out a mile, especially as he won't get his favoured cut here. Conversely, Just Tim runs over his optimum trip here and has a useful 2lb drop since his last outing, a well beaten fourth at Sandown. The combination of the drop and the faster ground will help and he can make the frame. Another likely to do so is Solar Power, who won a Kempton maiden on debut before showing up well behind Flowerdrum at Yarmouth. The ground was too soft for her at Ascot last time but we expect better here. However, for the selection we will side with Maclean.
