in touch, lost place over 3f out, eased when beaten
towards rear, ridden 6f out, some headway until weakened over 2f out, tailed off
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, left in lead 7f out, ridden when headed over 1f out, kept on
led for 1f, weakened 6f out, soon behind
never better than mid-division
in touch, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, just held on, hand timed
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace approaching final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, soon one pace
in touch till weakened over 1f out
slowly to stride, held up rear, headway 2f out, ridden when switched right inside final furlong, keeping on when just denied
tracked leader, led after 1f, ran out and unseated rider 7f out
held up towards rear, driven and headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
The market could give a very good guide towards the claims of Turnstile, who is selected in the hope that there is plenty more to come from this son of Linamix. There are numerous dangers though and the likes of Kylkenny and Jack of Trumps also have to be very high on the list of alternatives, while a move for John Dunlop's French-bred Onwards To Glory will be interesting as he makes his British debut tonight. Connections are obviously not flying high with him at this stage and should gain a fair measure of his ability with how he fares tonight. Masterman Ready is another that has the profile to go close in a race of this nature and he too should not be dismissed if money arrives to support his claims tonight. However, in the absence of a reliable guide, a marginal preference is for Turnstile, who has shaped as if he will find his level at this sort of trip. The ground will be an issue with him if the heavens open though so split stakes approach with Onward To Glory is advised if the going description has the word soft in it.
