held up in touch, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, keen early, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
pulled hard in touch, ridden and weakening when edged right and hampered over 2f out
held up, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders over 5f
pulled hard towards rear, switched right over 3f out, edged left over 2f out, headway to lead 1f out, headed post
mid-division till weakened over 2f out
held up, switched right over 2f out, never nearer
steadied start, held up, never dangerous
held up mid-division, headway short of room over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home
held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, edged left over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on under pressure to lead post
tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 3f out, soon weakened
led, ridden and headed 4f out, weakened final furlong
behind, headway over 3f out, soon ridden and one paced
Ballygriffin Kid can add to his tally over Kenny The Truth, Peartree House and Ellamyte to name but three in a tricky finale. Nothing really stands out in the final race on the card, but Ballygriffin Kid, successful at Lingfield last time, has a chance if he manages to stay the trip. The trainer reckons that he will, and in this company we feel the same. In fact he was only just beaten over a mile at Brighton last August on what was his last try on Turf, so the omens look good. Kenny The Truth has been very consistent on the all-weather and is another to consider for a place as we know that he does get the trip. Lucefer has the help of Kieren Fallon so it goes without saying that he will get a strong ride, and Peartree House has plummeted in the ratings since his halcyon days. Tojoneski got bogged down in the heavy ground at Kempton but was earlier only just denied at Warwick on faster going. He should not be left out of calculations either, but we shall side with Ballygriffin Kid.
