led to ridden over 3f out, headed 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up in mid-division, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
held up in mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, effort over 2f out, weakened close home
prominent, ridden and headway over 4f out, led 2f out, ran on well final furlong, headed close home
held up last, ridden and headway 3f out, every chance 1f out, no extra final furlong
steady start and held up towards rear, headway and switched left over 2f out, ridden and ran on well from 1f out, led final stride
held up towards rear, weakened over 3f out, soon tailed off
chased leader, ridden 4f out, stayed on same pace
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra final furlong
held up in touch, headway and chased leader 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
Flag Lieutenant is no Stoute stable star but should be good enough to take a handicap off his current mark, Flotta and Idealistic appear to be the obvious dangers. The selection was made a warm favourite for what seemed a weak Hamilton maiden last time out but was beaten by a 16/1 chance. However the winner has since performed with credit in handicaps off marks in the eighties and so Flag Lieutenant may have got in here lightly. Flotta comes here in good heart having gained a hard fought success over Jack Of Trumps in a similar race at Doncaster last time. He could still be on the upgrade and will be hard to keep out of the money. Idealistic looked in need of her recent run at Doncaster and will strip a lot fitter this afternoon. The rest appear to have something to prove and so Flag Lieutenant doesn't appear to have too difficult a task here and gets a confident vote.
