behind, outpaced, headway 5f out, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, led 2f out, kept on well final furlong
chased leaders, headway to challenge over 4f out, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
slowly into stride, soon chasing leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened final 2f
held up in touch, lost place over 4f out, soon outpaced
behind, ridden and outpaced 4f out, kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon weakened
Manhattan Jack should be able to take this seller, with Ciacole and Bonjour Bond likely to provide the dangers. The selection is a lightly raced sort who has improved steadily in three outings so far. One of those was over course and distance, when he ran well for a long way but was eventually 11 lengths adrift of the winner in an ordinary maiden. Stepped up an extra furlong at Hamilton last time he was second in a claimer, and despite the drop back to 10 furlongs here he should be good enough to take this at these weights if reproducing that effort. Ciacole was the winner of a similar contest over this trip on heavy ground at Beverley in May, but has disappointed badly since when stepped up to 1m 4f. Back over 10 furlongs we should see a better effort but the ground is the major worry and any rain would be a big help. Bonjour Bond was behind Ciacole in that Beverley contest but has a 5lb pull here and may be up to reversing the placings especially on this better ground. Small stakes are advised here then, and if you must have a bet then Manhattan Jack is the one.
