mid to rear, not clear run when approaching 2f out, ridden when edged right inside final furlong
in touch, switched right and ridden over 1f out, kept on to chase leader inside
with leader, led 2f out, ridden when headed 1f out, no extra
slowly into stride, mid-division, hung right from 3f out
slowly into stride, mid-division, steady headway from 3f out, badly hampered inside final furlong, not recover
led, headed 2f out, ridden and weakening when hampered inside final furlong
in touch, ridden and headway on outside 2f out, led 1f out, kept on well
held up in touch, ridden from 3f out, stayed on
towards rear, switched right and stayed on when hampered inside final furlong
Tregarron can uphold Newbury form over Royal Challenge, with Jadan, Ivory Lace and Divine Spirit best of the rest. Tregarron did not show a lot as a juvenile, but after being given time to strengthen up, made a belated winning reappearance at Newbury in June, battling away to beat Royal Challenge by a head. It was not the greatest of contests, but the latter has since franked the form by making amends at Beverley, albeit on rain-softened ground. Tregarron now gets weight off his main rival and is taken to score again. Willie Supple gave Jadan a great ride at Haydock, holding him up until late on and pouncing near the line. Even so, the handicapper has slapped a six-pound penalty on him that makes his task a bit harder to say the least. Ivory Lace has been a prolific winner this season but is paying the penalty, while Divine Spirit has topweight to overcome. However, Michael Dods has been in top form and would not be sending him all the way down from the north-east for the trip. So, a close handicap is in the offing, but we reckon that Tregarron, who is bigger and stronger than last season, can follow up.
