chased leaders over 3f
prominent, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace
tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, not run on final furlong
tracked leader, led over 2f out, hung left and strongly challenged from over 1f out, ran on well
prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, never dangerous
tracked leaders, outpaced well over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway well over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, just held
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
broke well, soon mid-division, under pressure halfway, soon beaten
held up towards read, never dangerous
always behind
Prohibit is marginally preferred to Ancien Regime whilst Fol Hollow is better than he showed last time and Quest For Success could go well at a bigger price. The selection made a winning return to action in a competitive handicap at this venue; Fol Hollow was back in third with Victorian Bounty and Carleton further down the field. He was raised by 5lbs for that win and has gone up by another 4 for finishing third in a Listed race on unsuitably soft ground so has work to do at the weights but gives the impression that he's better than a handicapper. That remark could also be applied to Ancien Regime who was a popular selection prior to his return to action over seven furlongs. He got a little worked up before the race and was a shade disappointing but that outing should have taken the edge off him and it would be no surprise to see him deliver the goods this afternoon. Fol Hollow has to put a poor run behind him and there were no obvious excuses for the display but it's too soon to write him off and he wasn't far behind Prohibit at Newmarket. Victorian Bounty and Brassini both won well last time and are two of several that enter calculations but we'll take a closer look at Quest For Success. He made a satisfactory debut for new connections at Nottingham in a fair handicap where he had Mister Hardy behind and may be able to build on that. Our vote, though, goes to Prohibit.
