held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong
prominent, pushed along halfway, soon behind
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, effort when edged left 2f out, ridden and no extra final furlong
dwelt and towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
soon led, was ridden and headed 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
towards rear, pushed along when not much room over 2f out, was never near to challenge
held up behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, out paced halfway, never a factor
mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon beaten
slowly into stride and behind, soon pushed along, was ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
Maneki Neko can give weight and a beating to these rivals, the best of which may be Majestic Movement and Paparaazi. The Mark Tompkin's trained colt disappointed at Goodwood last time but had previously finished second in two decent maidens at Brighton and Musselburgh. With today's opposition on the weak side he does appear to have every chance of landing his first victory. Majestic Movement hails from a top yard and put up a decent display last time when third behind The Pen at Redcar. If he handles this all-weather surface today he could be a major threat to the selection. Paparaazi put up an improved performance when tried on the Polytrack at Wolverhampton, finishing an excellent third behind Bird Over. If as effective on this different surface he should be fighting for at least a place. Once again bets should be kept to minimum, but Maneki Neko looks the best of a poor bunch.
