held up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, made some late headway but never near to challenge
never better than mid-division
towards rear, never dangerous
mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, no chance with winner
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden and no extra final furlong
never better than mid-division
led, headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace till weakened inside final furlong
held up behind leaders, quickened to lead over 1f out, went clear inside final furlong, easily
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong
dwelt and always behind
slowly into stride, always behind
took keen hold behind leaders, pushed along over 3f out, soon beaten
never better than mid-division
mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on same place final furlong
A typically tricky race to get to grips with to bring the card to a close at Pontefract but Acomb caught the eye in defeat last time and is given a chance to make amends here. Hulla Blallew, Northern Friend and the consistent Leonor De Soto will not go down without a fight though, and this may just go right down to the wire. However, Acomb has enough early pace to burn off the disadvantage of a wide draw and will be difficult to peg back if the hill finds out the likes of Scraps and the penalised Hulla Ballew near the finish. Leonor De Soto will be keeping on when others have cried enough but she simply may not be good enough to concede weight to Acomb and reel him in today.
